试析《儒林外史》中八股文人之心态

吴敬梓的《儒林外史》细致地描摹了八股文人迷信八股、封闭执拗、驯服自卑和虚伪无耻等心态，深刻地揭露科举制度对知识分子的身心的践踏和摧残。上述种种心态的形成，与明清末世文化上软硬兼施的专制主义、八股文人过于单一的角色认同和社会上摧残士人身心的习俗氛围有着密切的联系。

Analysis of the state of mind of scholars of eight-legged essays in Unofficial History of the Literati

Wu Jinzhi＇s novel Unofficial History of the Literati depicts in great detail the state of mind of scholars of eight - legged es- says, that is, blind faith in eight - legged writing style, obstinacy, obedience and inferiority, dishonesty and impudence, and profound- ly reveals intellectuals＇physical and mental wreck caused by the imperial civil examination system. The formation of the above - mentioned state of mind had close relation with the cultural despotism which used both the carrot and the stick in the late Ming and Qing Dynasty, unique role identification of writers of eight - legged essays and the custom atmosphere in which the scholars were wrecked physically and mentally in the society.