莫言小说中的“红歌”书写及其叙事功能

The Writing and Narrative Function of “Red Songs” in Mo Yan’s Novels

莫言曾被视为"军旅作家"代表,还在检察系统工作过,在创作中涉及到许多军旅元素,其中包含着不少"红色歌曲"。这些"红歌"范围广泛,有进行曲、颂歌、叙事歌曲、抒情歌曲、诙谐歌曲等,跨越红军时期、抗日战争时期、解放战争时期、建国以来及新时期等各个时间段,涉及表现革命战斗、抗日、歌颂社会主义新生活、拥军等主题。它们对于莫言小说的情景描写、人物形象塑造、主题思想表达以及叙事进度控制等具有积极作用。

Mo Yan was once regarded as the representative of"army writers"and he also once worked in the procuratorial system.In his creation,he added many military elements,like many"red songs",including march,ode,narrative songs,lyric songs,and humorous songs.These songs spanned the Red Army period,the Anti-Japanese War period,the liberation war period,the founding of the people’s Republic of China and after.Its themes include revolutionary fighting,anti-Japanese,praising the new life of socialism and supporting the army.They play an active role in the description of the scene,the portrayal of the characters,the expression of the theme and the narrative progress of Mo Yan’s novels.