明清小说中江南节日的地域色彩与叙事功能

Local Color and Narrative Function of Festivals of the South of Yangtze River in Ming and Qing Novels

岁时节日以其多样的民俗风情和深厚的历史文化内涵,给明清小说提供了丰富的养料,其中江南节日因其鲜明的地域色彩成了小说中不可或缺的叙事场景。明清小说中的江南节日体现了江南小桥流水、画船相连的水乡特色;诗酒风流与风花雪月的享乐风气和浓厚的商业氛围与较高的消费意识。在叙事功能上,江南节日为小说中故事的展开提供了具有特殊情调的环境氛围和叙事场景,通过促成人物性格的变化或作为重要的叙述线索推动了故事的进程。一部分节日也因其节俗的原始意义增强了小说的神秘感。

With a variety of folk customs and rich historical and cultural connotation,festivals provide nourishment to novels of the Ming and Qing dynasties. Because of distinctive local color,festivals of the South of Yangtze River have become integral narrative scenes of Ming and Qing novels. Festivals of the South of Yangtze River in Ming and Qing novels reflect the view that bridges are connected with the Water Village with beautiful ships,romantic atmosphere and the culture of vanity,strong business climate and higher consumption consciousness. In the narrative sense,festivals of the South of Yangtze River provide a special environment atmosphere for Ming and Qing novels and promote the process of the story by contributing to the change of character or as an important clue. With the original meaning,some festivals enhance the mystery sense of novels.