叶兆言《夜泊秦淮》小说中城与人的建构

On the Constriction of the City and People in the Novel of “Yebo Qinhuai”

地域对文学产生的巨大影响在当代看来已经毋庸置疑,许多作家都在自己的文学文本中建构了一个典型的地域或城市景观,作为人物思想情感与性格风度的依托。南京这座城市有着文化古城的标签,金陵王气与六朝金粉相互融合让它衍生出不同于北京这类古城的另类特质。从小生长在这种独特文化氛围里的叶兆言,在深深地浸入这种文化之后,将个人品格与城市品格很好地融会贯通,创造出具有浓烈地域文化色彩的《夜泊秦淮》;这一系列小说把历史语境中固定的南京文化场景定为人物活动的背景及行为与情感特质的根源,同时展现了南京古城与人的情感关联以及对人的文化影响。

The great influence of region on literature has been indisputable in modern times. Many writers have constructed a typical regional or urban landscape in their literary texts as the basis of characters＇ thoughts, feelings and personalities. The city of Nanjing has the label of cultural ancient city, and the combination of the king＇ s style of Jinling and the gold and rouge of the six dynasties gives it the characteristics different from the ancient cities like Beijing. Ye Zhaoyan, who grew up in this unique cultural atmosphere and deeply immersed in this culture, integra- ring his personal character and urban character, created ＂Yebo Qinhuai＂. In this series of novels, the fixed cultur- al scenes of Nanjing in the historical context are set as the background of the characters＇ activities and the root of their behaviors and emotional traits. Meanwhile, it shows the emotional connection between Nanjing ancient city and people as well as its cultural influence on people.