洛阳牡丹传说的叙事技巧及文化意蕴

The Narration Techniques and Cultural Implications in the Folklores of Luoyang Peony

洛阳牡丹传说是在河洛地区流传的民间口头叙事,其发展深受河洛地区自然和人文环境影响。这些传说由引子、主体及确证三部分组成,各部分都有着很高的叙事技巧。具体而言,引子部分常用指代模糊的时间性表述词汇,具有程式化特点,这是农业社会时代民众计时观念的表征;主体部分具有故事类型学特点,如“动物报恩”型主题就传达出舍己救人这一农业社会时代对人类生存有重要维系作用的价值观念;结尾部分则多用附会的技巧。究其叙事技巧背后的文化意蕴,则可以对应到传说创作者们所秉持的乡土情结和家园意识。

The folklores of Luoyang peony is an oral folk,popular in the Heluo area,and are influenced by the natural and cultural factors in this area deeply.These folklores are composed of three parts:introduction,subject and confirmation,and they all have remarkable narrative techniques.The introduction part is characterized by the use of fuzzy time expressions,which is the representation of the people’s time-keeping concept in the agricultural society.The main part has the characteristics of story typology,such as the theme of“animal repays the favor”.It conveys the value of sacrificing oneself to save people,which has an important role in maintaining human survival in the era of agricultural society.The confirmation part usually uses supplementary techniques.The cultural implication behind the narrative techniques can correspond to the local complex and home consciousness of the creators of the legend.