“奇书文体”与浦安迪对中国文学叙事传统的重塑

On Andrew Plaks' s Reconstruction on the Tradition of Chinese Narrative

美国汉学家浦安迪借鉴西方叙事学理论,重新梳理了以明清长篇章回体小说为高潮的中国叙事文学传统,并将之概括为"神话——史文——明清奇书文体"。华夏神话非时间性、空间化的叙事原型与史传文学以人物为纲的复合结构,对明清长篇小说的叙事方式产生了深远的影响。与以事件为中心的西方叙事观念截然不同,明清长篇章回体小说以人物为焦点,事件的叙述极为简约、松散,并未形成完整单一的叙事框架。

American sinologist Andrew Plaks deeply explored the tradition of Chinese narrative centered by Ming-Qing novels in the perspective of western narratology, which could be generalized by ＂Myth--Historical Records--Qishu Style＂. The mythos of Chinese myths and composite structure of historical records have influenced the narrative principles of Ming-Qing novels. Different from western narrative conception, Ming-Qing novels are focused by ＂People＂. Its narration is brief and loose, and can not form an integrated narrative structure.