明清白话小说中的瘟疫灾害书写探析

The Analysis of Plague Disaster in Vernacular Novels ofMing and Qing Dynasties

瘟疫灾害经过文学家的艺术加工和审美改造,成为小说叙事的主要对象之一。通过对明清时期白话小说中瘟疫灾害描写的艺术分析,可以让人们对瘟疫灾害有进一步的认识和把握,反映当时环境下人们的心理变化、行为变化以及社会环境的变化,从而有助于了解明清时期的社会生活以及社会卫生观念的发展。

By artistic processing and aesthetic transformation by literary writers,plague has become one of the main objects of the novel narrative.Through the artistic analysis of plague disaster in vernacular fictions of Ming and Qing Dynasties,people will have a better understanding and grasp of disasters and plagues,and it can be used to explain the changes of people’s psychology,behavior and the social environment of the whole nation.Thus,it is helpful to better understand the development of social life and social health concept in Ming and Qing Dynasties.