都市里的民间形态──王安忆《长恨歌》漫议

Folk patterns in big cities

《长恨歌》是王安忆最富灵性、最具才情的一部长篇小说．它以十分自由活泼的形式，创造了一种都市的民间文化形态．这种形态的典型特征就是它的传奇性、亲和性、私人性．写活了一个王琦瑶，也写活了大上海．王琦瑶是这个大都市的精魂．

The novel Chang Hen Ge by Wang An-yi best shows her intelligence and talents. She has created a folk cultural pattern of big cities in a lively style. The typical features of this pattern are legendary and private. She depicts a vivid picture of both the big city Shanghai and Wang Qi-yao, who is a spirit of big cities.