意象批评多用于诗歌、戏剧研究,并取得了很大成就。但在小说批评特别是古典小说批评方面,意象的批评便相对薄弱。《金瓶梅》意象的研究论述就更少了。明确提出《金瓶梅》意象问题的著作是:鲁迅先生在《中国小说史略》中说:“故就文辞与意象以观《金瓶梅》,则不外描写世情,尽其情伪……。”先生意在对中国古代小说的发展作 Image criticism mostly used in poetry, drama, and made great achievements. However, the criticism of images is relatively weak in fiction criticism, especially in classical fiction criticism. There is even less research on Jin Ping Mei’s imagery. The book that explicitly states the image of “Jin Ping Mei” is: Mr. Lu Xun said in his “Brief History of Chinese Fiction”: “Therefore, we can only describe the world situation and make the most of its fake ......” Intended for the development of ancient Chinese novels