汪曾祺小说中的江淮民歌

Jianghuai Folksongs in Wang Zeng-qi's Novels

汪曾祺是一位具有浓厚民间情怀的作家,他对民间文学情有独钟。其中民歌又受到他的青睐,而在小说创作中运用最多的当数流传于故乡的江淮民歌,这是汪曾祺接受维扬地方文化的重要表现。一首首歌谣传达出汪曾祺的悠悠故乡情,同时还在小说中承担着一定的叙事功能:一是渲染环境氛围;二是参与情节序列的铺垫、拓展和映衬;三是为人物形象增添色彩。民歌与小说中的故事有机融合,增添了汪曾祺小说的民间气息和地域色彩,具有独特的艺术魅力。

Wang Zeng-qi is a writer concerned with folk affairs and folk literature.His attention was drawn especially by folksongs,and he employed a lot of Jianghuai folksongs in his novels,which is the evidence that Mr.Wang was profoundly influenced by the regional culture of Jianghuai.Every folksong expressed his concerns about his hometown and shouldered the narrative functions in his novels.Firstly,these folksongs can strengthen the environment of novels.Secondly,they are involved in the foreshadowing and extending the plots and developments of novels.Thirdly,they can vividly describe the images of protagonists.The combination of folksongs and novels add to the folk life and regional color of Wang＇s novels and help novels to achieve unique artistic charms.