橐筆遠游與經世之志──《野叟曝言》研究

Abstract

本論文以清代文人小說《野叟曝言》為研究對象，根據作者夏敬渠長期的游幕經歷，將其置於清代游幕文人知識群體的思想、文化與知識體系的脈絡中，深入探討其游幕經歷與小說創作之關係。第一章梳理夏敬渠的游幕文人交遊圈，指出其思想與小說創作的素材來源。第二章析論《野叟曝言》中的游幕敘事，其中流露出夏敬渠的經世意識。第三章從夏敬渠的經世意識為起點，論述《野叟曝言》中以史經世的儒學話語，深入挖掘過去被稱為才學的精神內涵所在。第四章論述從史學經世思想延伸而來的經世實學，指出小說展演的經世實學及其隱喻。第五章探討游歷邊疆與經世意識之關聯。第六章探討《野叟曝言》的文體內涵與敘事美學。本文研究旨在嘗試指出，過去視為《野叟曝言》為炫耀才學的文人小說，其創作目的與精神不僅止於炫學，而是蘊藏了夏敬渠的經世理念。

This thesis takes the literati novel "The Humble Words of an Old Rustic" in Qing Dynasty as the research object, and based on the author Xia Jingqu’s long-term Youmu (literati served as the personal secretary of various Qing officials) experience, puts it in the context of the thought, culture and knowledge system of the Qing Dynasty Youmu literati intellectual group for in-depth discussion The relationship between his experience of traveling the curtain and the creation of novels. The first chapter sorts out Xia Jingqu`s circle of Youmu literati group and points out the source of his thoughts and novel creation. The second chapter analyzes and discusses the narrative of the Youmu scene in "The Humble Words of an Old Rustic", which reveals Xia Jingqu`s awareness of the world. The third chapter starts from Xia Jingqu`s consciousness of statecraft, discusses the Confucianism discourse of history and statecraft in "The Humble Words of an Old Rustic", and deeply digs into the spiritual connotation of the past called Caixue (talents and knowledge). The fourth chapter discusses the practical knowledge of the practical experience derived from the thought of historiography, pointing out the practical knowledge of the novel performance and its metaphors. The fifth chapter discusses the relationship between Youmu in frontiers and the consciousness of the statecraft. The sixth chapter discusses the stylistic connotation and narrative aesthetics of "The Humble Words of an Old Rustic". The purpose of this article is to try to point out that, in the past, "The Humble Words of an Old Rustic" was regarded as a literati novel to show off talents, and its creative purpose and spirit were not only to show off knowledge, but also contained Xia Jingqu`s philosophy of statecraft.