明清通俗小说暮夜书写的文学价值论析

An Analysis on the Literary Value of Nighttime Writings in Popular Novels during the Ming and Qing Dynasties

明清通俗小说中大量的暮夜书写具有不容忽视的文学价值:一、小说围绕夜间不可靠的视觉、听觉等建构故事,深入挖掘人物感官的叙事潜能;二、小说格外关注由于夜间人物对外部世界感知的不可靠而导致的的心理波动,以及缘于夜间活动范围的受限致使人们探索外在世界的激情转向了内在的心理世界,从而深度探索人物心理;三、小说中或韵或散的暮夜书写在营造氛围上具有积极的与消极的两种氛围形态,作为时间幕布,切合故事情节衬染人物心理、烘托叙事情调。

There is a significant literary value in the abundant nighttime writings found in popular novels during the Ming and Qing dynasties.First,the novels constructed stories around unreliable senses such as vision and hearing during the night,delving deep into the narrative potential of character senses.Second,the novels particularly focused on the psychological fluctuations caused by the unreliability of nighttime perception of the external world,as well as the passion for exploring the inner psychological world due to the restricted scope of nighttime activities,thus exploring the characters’psychology in depth.Third,the nighttime writings in the novels,whether in rhyme or prose,created both positive and negative atmospheres in setting the scene,serving as a backdrop to the story and enhancing the characters’psychology and narrative tone.