民歌与明代散文创作

Folk Song and Essay Creation in Ming Dynasty

明代民歌数量剧增,曲调众多,反映生活的内容十分丰富,艺术感染力很强。明代民歌不仅流布于民间,为人民群众所喜闻乐见,而且波及文坛,对明代文人的诗歌、散文、戏曲等文学体裁的创作都发生了深刻的影响,尤其是为明代散文创作的理论与实践开辟了一条新的发展之路。

Folk song flourished in the Ming Dynasty. With its increasing numbers, numerous melodies and abundant ways in reflecting life, folk songs contained strong artistic appeal. Folk songs in the Ming Dynasty were widely distributed among the people, because the people loved to hear and sing them. They also reached to the literary world and produced far-reaching influence on variety forms of literature, such as poem, essay and opera, especially on the creation of the Ming essay. Folk songs ushered a completely new way to theory and practice for essay creation in Ming Dynasty.