Narratology Perspective on A Story of the Ancient Mirror:A Tang Legend
Liu Li-li · Journal of Lanzhou University · 2009
According to the theory and method of narratology,and based on a detailed analysis,the paper holds that A Story of the Ancient Mirror,a Tang Dynasty legend,is related in the first person,constructing a complicated narrative system of three-fold discourse and six narrators.Its art effects are that the story is much interesting and the plot is clear,and the narrators are characters different from one another.Each narrator plays a important role in verifying the efficaciousness and fantasy of the ancient mirror,and multi-narrators can expand the capacity of the text. Additionally,there are some advantages on time marks and narrative voices in the legend.The narrative techniques in the story not only enrich human narratology,but also help solve many difficulties in western narratology.