孽海之「花」──論《續孽海花》中名妓與名士之關係

The Flowers In A Sea Of Sin: The Relation Between The Courtesan And The Celebrity In Continuing The Flowers In A Sea Of Sin

本文觀察《孽海花》到《續孽海花》的名妓與名士關係，討論曾樸和張鴻以不同方式書寫名妓，並改造狎邪小說傳統。首先是與愛國者合作的賽金花，藝名轉換可見其西化過程，傅彩雲是「美的表徵物」而成為名士的觀賞對象；曹夢蘭則開始「交換西方資訊」，並拓展與名士的交際，為「外交的談判者」賽金花鋪路，足見《續孽海花》較凸顯傅彩雲轉換藝名後，和名士越趨親近的關係，其形象塑造更勝於《孽海花》。其次從「名士情之所歸」，討論佳人想像的延續與破滅。二書的文人化南妓皆符合典型佳人想像，但《續孽海花》更強調藉由狎邪小說的敘事模式調節敘事緊張。曾樸與張鴻皆呈現文人與名妓在學問與知識的交流關係，此乃近於才子佳人想像傳統。另外，北京仿文人化南妓和名士之關係並不穩固，只是表面模仿秦淮名妓與名士的密切交往，佳人想像的破滅成為《續孽海花》改造狎邪小說傳統的展現方式。

 

This article observes the relationship between the Courtesan and the celebrity in The Flowers in a Sea of Sin and Continuing the Flowers in a Sea of Sin, to discuss the different ways that Zeng Pu and Zhang Hong write the prostitutes and transform the tradition of the Courtesan Novel. First, Sai Jinhua cooperates with the patriots. From changing her stage names several times, we can see the process of Westernization. Fu Caiyun is the “beauty of the characterization” and become the object for celebrities to watch; Cao Menglan began to “exchange the Western information” and expand the communication with the celebrities. And then, she became Sai Jinhua for the “diplomatic negotiator”, which highlights that when Fu Caiyun converts stage name, the relationship would be closer to celebrities, and the image is vivid than The Flowers in a Sea of Sin. Second, I discuss the continuity and disillusion imagination of the beauties, and they are “lovers of celebrities”. Both two books are in line with the typical imagination of the beauty of the literati, but the Continuing the Flowers in a Sea of Sin more emphasizes on the narrative style of the Courtesan Novel to reduce the narrative tension. Zeng Pu and Zhang Hong all show the equal exchange of knowledge between the literati and courtesans, which is close to the traditional imagination of the novel of genius and beauty. In addition, the relationship between the copy of South courtesans and celebrities is not stable, but the surface imitation of Qinhuai courtesans and celebrities. The disillusion of imagination of the beauties in “Continuing the Flowers in a Sea of Sin” becomes a subversion of the tradition of the Courtesan Novel.