魏晋南北朝地记郡书的神怪叙事艺术

The Narrative Art of Stories about Gods and Monsters in Geographical Records and County Books in the WeiJin Southern and Northern Dynasties

魏晋南北朝时期的地记郡书等地理书,神怪故事记述颇多。这些故事不但具有丰富而多彩的内容,而且在叙事笔法上,也取得了相当突出的成就。具体表现在以神怪论人世的笔法趋向、叙事空间的构建与拓展、叙事的视角选取、奇幻怪诞的意境传达等诸方面。地记郡书通过这些笔法对神怪故事进行精彩记述,从而大大强化了地理书的文学意味,激发了读者的阅读兴趣。

There are many stories about gods and monsters in geographical books such as geographical records and county books in the Wei Jin Southern and Northern Dynasties. These stories not only have rich and colorful content, but also show remarkable achievements in narrative art, which is embodied in the writing trend of observing the world from the perspective of gods and monsters, the construction and expansion of narrative space, the selection of narrative perspective, the transmission of fantastic artistic conception and so on. With such techniques, the geographical records and county books present wonderful descriptions of god and monster stories, which greatly highlights the literary significance of geography books and stimulates readers’ interest in reading.