论唐传奇虚构叙事的艺术原则与创作成就

On the Artistic Principles and Creation Achievements of the Fictitious Narration in the Tang Legends

唐传奇的核心艺术成就在于通过虚构完整复杂的故事以承载特定的文学意图,借此探询人生和世界(即存在本身)的意义,这是"幻设为文"的内涵,更是"用传奇法,而以志怪"所取得的成就。这一成就在渊源上,是"立象以尽意"的方法论原则潜在影响小说创作的结果,是唐人"有意作小说"在艺术方法层面上的体现。在此意义上,史传体例、诗笔、议论及题材、文采等,都是虚构一个完整故事的艺术手段和文体因素。唐人通过"立象以尽意"的方法论原则虚构故事,表达特定的文学意图,创造出了丰富瑰丽的传奇世界。

The core artistic achievement of the Tang legends lies in the fact that through the fictional complete and complicated stories bearing specific literary intentions to explore the meaning of life and the world(that is,the existence itself).It is not only the connotation of"making story through fiction"but also the achievement of"recording the supernatural stories through the legendary techniques".This achievement originated from the result of the potentially influential methodology of novel creation based on the methodological principle of"making the image to express connotation".It is an embodiment of the"intentionally making novels"by the Tang people at the artistic method level.In this sense,historical biography style,poetic description,argumentations,subject matter,literary grace and others are the artistic means and stylistic factors that make up a complete story.The Tang people fictionalized the story through the methodological principle of"making the image to express connotation",expressed specific literary intentions,and created a rich and magnificent legendary world.