《左传》伏笔艺术简论

On the Art of Foreshadowing in the "Zuo Commentary

《左传》不仅是一部史学名著,同时也是以文辞见长的优秀文学作品,在我国古代文学发展史上占有重要的地位。《左传》的作者在谋篇布局时善于巧妙地蕴伏笔于记言和叙事之中,并通过占卜、梦境和天象、童谣等方式在前文中埋下伏笔,前伏后应,用以预示社会变化、时事动态以及个人命运的发展,使得整部作品脉络清晰、结构谨严,具有鲜明的艺术特色和独特的创作风格。

The 'Zuo Commentary' is not only a famous historical work, but also an excellent literary work , which occupies an important place in the ancient literary history of China. The author applied the foreshadowing in the record of talks and events, and used divinations, dreams, celestial phenomena and children's folk rhymes to carry a foreshadowing of what is to follow later on in the story . The work is closely knit and presents its ideas in a clear , logical way for the art of foreshadowing.