《西游记》的诙谐变形及叙事学意义

The Humorous Deformation and Narrative Significance of Journey to the West

《西游记》在中国古代文学史上有着重要地位。近年来,关于《西游记》诙谐色彩的研究不在少数,但关于《西游记》诙谐变形情节的研究却鲜少有人涉足。实际上,《西游记》中的诙谐变形情节与当时的社会情况密不可分,这些具有诙谐色彩的变形,不仅对塑造人物形象、推动故事情节发展、增强作品喜剧效果有着重要作用。在更深层意义上,这些诙谐变形一方面是对传统宗教的颠覆,对宗教的严肃性提出大胆的挑战;另一方面又揭示了市民阶级的崛起与发展,与市民文化息息相关,是当时小农经济瓦解、资本主义萌芽产生现象背后文化心理的反映。

Journey to the West has an important position in the history of ancient Chinese literature. In recent years, there has been a lot of research on the witty color of Journey to the West, but little research has been done on the humorous deformation of Journey to the West, In fact, the humorous plot in Journey to the West is inseparable from the social background at the time. These witty variations are not only important for shaping the characters, promoting the development of the story, and enhancing the comedy effect of the works. In a deeper sense, these witty variants are on the one hand subversion of traditional religions and bold challenges to the seriousness of religion;on the other hand, they reveal the rise and development of the civic class and are closely related to the civic culture. The cultural psychology behind the phenomenon of economic disintegration and the emergence of capitalism.