神话思维的叙事转化与当代小说表现

Narrative Transformation of Mythical Thinking and Expression of Contemporary Novels

神话思维与神话叙事同属于神话研究的范畴,神话叙事并非天然存在,而是神话思维向叙事转化的结果。中国当代小说神话叙事中的一些核心主题(如奔月叙事),即蕴含了神话思维向叙事转化的演变轨迹。通过叙事的时空表达突显神话思维的神圣特质,以及以神性秩序与悲剧特质为构建主题的叙事伦理,构成当代小说神话思维表现与神话叙事的主体内容。伴随“神话主义”等神话叙事潮流,当代小说的神话叙事表现出更为多样的特征,它不仅促使现代人以更为成熟的审美能力对想象进行审视,更凭借现实经验建构出一种当代叙事的美学范式。

Mythological thinking and mythological narration are all important concepts in the mythological studies.Mythological narration is not a natural existence,but the result of the transformation from mythological thinking to narration.Some of the core themes in the mythological narration of contemporary Chinese fiction,such as the Moon-running narrative,contain the evolution track from mythological thinking to narration.Through the space-time expression of narration,we can highlight the sacred characteristics of mythological thinking,construct narrative ethics with the divine order and tragic characteristics as the theme,which constitute the main content of mythological thinking expression and mythological narration in contemporary fiction.With the trend of mythological narration such as mythologism,the mythological narration of contemporary novels shows more diverse characteristics.It not only urges modern people to examine imagination with more mature aesthetic ability,but also constructs an aesthetic paradigm of contemporary narration based on practical experience.