神秘的消退:清代历史杂事、地理博物类志怪的叙事特点

The Disappearance of Mystery:The Narrative Characteristics of Historical Miscellanies,Geographical Natural History and Supernatural Beings in Qing Dynasty

历史杂事和地理博物是志怪小说的传统题材,考察这两类题材在清代志怪小说中的特点,可以展现志怪小说中神秘主义色彩从充分存在到逐渐消失的发展倾向。由汉至清,同样面对奇异的题材,志怪小说中的神秘主义品格却渐趋消磨褪尽,表现出志怪不怪的风格。这既是由于志怪作者在记录、写作小说时的不同志向,也因时代发展、科技进步,人们对世界认识逐步清晰,知识性和理性汇聚,自然导致的“无怪”倾向。

Historical miscellaneous events and geographical museums are the traditional themes of Mystery Novel.By investigating the characteristics of these two kinds of themes in the Mystery Novel of the Qing dynasty,we can sort out the development tendency of mysticism in the Mystery Novel from full existence to gradual disappearance.From the Han dynasty to the Qing dynasty,in the face of the same strange subject matter,the mysticism character in the Mystery Novel gradually fades away,showing a disenchanted style.This is not only due to the different ambitions of the authors in recording and writing novels,but also due to the development of the times,advancement in science and technology,people's understanding of the world has become more clear,and the improvement of knowledge and reason,naturally leading to the“no blame”tendency.