论唐人传奇的历史进程与风格流变

A Discussion on Historical Process and Stylistic Evolution of Tang Chuanqi(唐传奇)

唐人传奇的历史进程,可分为初期、盛期、中期、晚期四个阶段,每一个阶段都各有其风格标志。从唐初到代宗朝,唐人传奇带着六朝杂传记的印痕,渐趋成熟。从唐德宗起,到唐宪宗止,单篇传奇臻于鼎盛,其特征是对“无关大体”的浪漫人生的热烈关注,“传、记辞章化”这样一种新的叙事惯例逐渐完善。从唐穆宗起,到唐懿宗止,这是传奇集创作大获丰收的时期:随着情爱题材的作品急遽减少,苦心构思曲折情节的作家占据了核心位置,裴铏、李复言等是他们中的佼佼者。从唐僖宗起,延续到五代初,这是传奇衰退、变异的时期,陈陈相因的情节和连篇累牍的议论削弱了其美感魅力,尽管盗侠形象不乏新意。

The historical process ofTang Chuanqi can be divided into four stages:the initial stage,the golden stage,the middle stage,and the late stage.Each stage has its own signature style.From the early Tang Dynasty to Tang Daizong,Tang Chuanqi gradually matured with the imprint of Liuchao zazhuan(六朝杂传记).From Tang Dezong to Tang Xianzong,the achievements reached by those single Chuanqi constituted the peak.It was characterized by an enthusiastic attention to romantic life that was“unrelated to the survival of the countryand a new narrative convention such as Krhetoricalization of Zhuan and Ji”was gradually improved.From Tang Muzong to Tan Yizong,this was the period when the creation of Chuanqi had a great harvest.With the rapid decrease of works on love,the writers who thoughtfully conceived the plot twists occupied the core position.Writers such as Pei Liang and Li Fuyan were the best among them.From Tang Xizong to the beginning of the Five Dynasties,this was a time for Chuanqi to decay and mutate.Although the image of swashbucklers was not lacking in novelty,their aesthetic appeal was undermined by cliched plots and long-winded discussions.