《牡丹亭》的空间叙事及其文本建构意义

The Spatial Narrative and Textual Construction of The Peony Pavillion

《牡丹亭》戏曲文本具有明显的叙事空间化倾向,其空间呈现丰富多样,包括涵盖闺阁、花园、社会的现实空间与涵盖梦境、冥界、心理的超现实空间两大类别。其借助直接与间接两种方式实现空间转换,推动叙事进程。其空间呈现与转换不仅使《牡丹亭》故事情节紧张跳跃、人物性格丰满厚重、作品主题升华突出,而且以直接与间接两种建构方式为明清戏曲、小说创作树立了空间叙事的典范,因而具有突出的文本建构意义。

The spatial narrative of The Peony Pavillion is rich and diverse,containing realistic spaces including the boudoir,the garden,the society as well as surrealistic spaces such as the dreamland,the underworld,the mindscape.The narrative processed in direct and indirect spatial changes.The spatial presentation and alternation make The Peony Pavillion’s narrative more intense,its characters rounder,its theme stand out,setting an example of spatial narrative for the drama and fiction in the Ming and Qing dynasties,and is prominent in terms of textual construction.