这些年来,小说中的性描写大有愈演愈烈之势,可谓见缝插针,针眼斗风。其间,自然是良莠不齐;对此,人们更是褒贬不一。那么,究竟应当怎样看待和把握这种描写?这牵扯到如下问题:小说中,为什么描写性?怎样描写性?在这点上,19世纪法国著名作家福楼拜的代表作《包法利夫人》所引发的一场官司,对我们颇有启示。 《包法利夫人》是一部被视为世界名著的批判现实主义杰作,最早连载于1856年的《巴黎杂志》,翌年成书出版。书中的主人公叫爱玛,是一个富裕农民的女儿。面对华光四溢、肉欲横流的上流社会,她经不起诱惑,极力追求奢华生活和肉体快乐,终因无力自拔而自杀。通过爱玛的人生悲剧,作家揭露了法国外省贵族、地主、市侩及高利贷者的丑恶面目,指出,爱玛的堕落,应当由社会 Over the years, there has been a dramatic increase in sexual descriptions in the novels, which can be described as stitches and pin-ups. In the meantime, nature is mixed; in this regard, people are mixed. So, what exactly should we look at and grasp of this description? This involves the following questions: why is it descriptive in the novel and how is it described? In this regard, the famous French writer Benedictine’s 19th-century masterpiece, “Madame Bovary” Caused by a lawsuit, quite inspired us. Madame Bovary is a masterpiece of critical realism regarded as a masterpiece in the world. It was first published in Paris Magazine in 1856 and published in the following year. Emma, ​​the hero of the book, is the daughter of a well-to-do peasant. In the face of the glittering and sensual society, she could not stand the temptation to pursue luxurious life and physical happiness, and eventually committed suicide by being unable to extricate themselves. By Emma’s tragedy of life, the writer exposed the ugly face of the French provincial nobility, landowners, market leaders and usurers, pointing out that the degeneration of Emma should be carried out by society