论中国小说叙事的神秘性

On the Mysterious Nature of Chinese Novels Narration

中华民族经历巫文化和宗教文化的历史阶段长于西方,文化的神秘性更具普适、丰赡的特征,再与意象思维的诗情画意相融通,独具别情异调和天然神韵。中国小说叙事的神秘性表现于故事、结构、气韵三个层面,呈现为时空、梦境、法力、星相谶语、万物通变、感应果报、神秘数字、避讳避祸等八种形态。它来自于人的有限感知力的无限比拟、联想、推延;来自于对天地、神兽的崇拜和巫觋、术士、僧、道以及普遍人的个体神秘性体验;来自于诸种体验的结果:巫文化,万物有灵、天人合一观念,仙道、僧佛文化等;来自于神秘体验所沉淀成的民族无意识和思维定式。叙事的神秘性产生于叙事意图实践的需求,出现于主要人物意图行为的紧要处和叙述者急需的关键时刻,成为关键叙事与核心叙事。神秘性叙事无论以何种形式出现,总呈现出结构性和审美性功能。

The mysterious nature of Chinese novels narration are represented in three levels of story, structure and flavor, which are concretely reflected in the aspects of time and space, constellation, mysterious figures and so on. They come from human imagination and association, worship of heaven, earth and divine animals, mysterious experiences from monks, priests and Taoists as well as national unconsciousness and thinking way. This mysterious nature produces from narration intention and practice and appears at the key moment, so it becomes the core narration full of structural and aesthetical function.