The Study Of The Spatial Transformation Of Narrative In Ming Dynasty Worldly Fiction

The novel of worldly affairs emerged from the Tang and Five Dynasties,developed rapidly in the Song and Yuan Dynasties,and entered a period of prosperity in the mid-Ming Dynasty.With its secular nature,it won the hearts of a wide range of citizens by "depicting the differences in worldly conditions and human feelings,and by writing about sadness and happiness.During the Ming Dynasty,the development of cities and the growth of citizens,especially the increase of economic power of the citizen class,put forward new demands on social politics and culture,the development of commodity economy,the spread of philosophical concepts affirming human lover’s desire,and great changes in social form.This socio-economic background and the atmosphere of social thinking are reflected in the world affairs novels,which form distinct literary characteristics in terms of narrative space transformation.The types,characteristics and artistic efficacy of these transitions are quite regular.There are many types of narrative transformation in Ming Dynasty novels,including those based on the real space,the transformation within the real space,the transformation between the real and the dream space,and the transformation between the real and the otherworldly space,such as the heavenly palace and the immortal world and the netherworld.To summarize their transformation characteristics,firstly,they use windows,walls,tents and other physical space constructions as well as natural barriers such as mountains,forests,rivers and lakes to establish a separation,which is used as a boundary to achieve spatial transformation;secondly,they use objects,poems and other specific functional objects as a link to achieve the transformation of narrative space.On the other hand,the frequent spatial transformations portray the full characters,whose special and bizarre identities and complex and rich personalities all require the creation of specific spaces.At the same time,the novel’s ideological connotation and thematic extension and deepening also become complete and clear in the transformation of narrative space,with the aesthetic thoughts of the ordinary and the absurd,the religious illusion of abstinence and indulgence,and the philosophical discernment of the worldly and the worldly.