林语堂幽默的悲剧底蕴

林语堂的幽默确有欢快、轻松、喜剧的格调,又不乏严肃、庄重,甚或是悲剧的底蕴。然而,不少论者对林语堂幽默中的喜剧情调论述颇多,而对其中的悲剧底蕴明显关注不够。有的甚至视而不见,得出一些与事实相违的结论。事实上,林语堂的幽默除了欢快、轻松、喜剧的格调外,还蕴涵着深刻的悲剧底蕴。这种悲剧底蕴主要表现为官本制度的危害、国民的劣根性、文人操守之丧失和现代教育的弊端等方面。

The Tragedy Bottom Content of Lin Yutang''''s Humour

Lin Yutang's humour had a lively, relaxed and comedic style,yet didn't lack serious, solemn and even tragic bottom content. However, many people has largely expounded the comedic sentiment, but apparently have paid little attention to the bottom content of his humour. Factually, his humour contains profound tragic bottom content, besides its lively, relaxed and comedic style. It included the harmness of Chinese system based on bureaucracy, Chinese deep-rooted bad habits, the loss of Chinese literary men's integrity and the malpractice of modern Chinese education.