明代通俗小说中的商业文化叙事

CommercialCulture Narration of the Popular Novels in Ming Dynasty

明代通俗小说涉商题材的作品,不仅给提供了这一时期作为文学形象的商人在文人笔下的转型过程,也为描摹了在重商之风熏习诱掖下的时风与士风,以及在道德观和价值观转向上的典型案例。此外,这些通俗小说也有大量的篇幅涉及到了明代市民阶层的社会生活和情感生活空间,诸如家居、娱乐、休闲等等。藉此,得以窥见彼时士商交融互动、彼此渗透的生动情形,了解明代人们的风土人情和市井生活的细枝末节。

The commercial-related works of popular novels in Ming Dynasty not only provide us with the transformation process of businessmen as literary images in the works of this period,but also depict the typical cases of the current atmosphere and scholar-style with the influence of the mercantilism,as well as the shift of morality and values.In addition,these popular novels also involve a great amount of social life and emotional life of the citizen class in Ming Dynasty,such as household,entertainment,etc.Thus,we can get a glimpse of the interaction and penetration of scholars and businessmen at that time,and understand the local customs and the details of lifestyle of people in the Ming Dynasty.