《红楼梦》穿插艺术谈

穿插的材料,必须是小故事或事件的一小部分内容。《红楼梦》中穿插于主文中的材料,都与主文的内容或人物有着某种内在联系。穿插的内容,文字十分简省,常使用第三人称或者对话方式。穿插在扩大作品生活容量的同时,也有利于刻划众多的次要人物。它还能配合主要的情节,丰富和深化《红楼梦》的思想内容,增强小说的艺术感染力。它能使作品和谐完美。

Episode-inserting artistry in Dreams of the Red Chambers

Materials inserted must be episodes or part of events concening a novel. Such materials as are frequently seen in the main texts of"Dreams of the Red Chambers" are in one way or another intrinsically related to the content of the novel or its characters. They are succinct and usually take the form of dialogues written in the third person. While contributing to extending the work's life capacity, they are benificial to the characterization of numerous minor figures, help to support the main plots, enrich and deepen the ideological content of the novel,enhance its artistic appeal and lend it to perfect harmony.