"Poetry as Evidence"and"Precisely":The Structural Function and Evolution of Verse Story-Headings in Ancient Chinese Popular Novels
In the historical-story-telling novels and storytellers'novels in the Song and Yuan Dynasties,the story-headings that induce verse narratives are closely related to the chaptered structural characteristics of story-telling art performance.For the purpose of polishing the narrative of the chaptered sections,the story-headings are also subject to deletion or modification.Some particular verse narrative forms,such as"two story-headings+one verse","one story-heading+two verses"and verses without the induction of story-headings,emerge in the text.Meanwhile,the structural function of these story-headings in the textualized novels has also changed.The study over such story-headings can lead to a detailed analysis of their structural functions and causes in different stages under the general impression of"formulaic expression",as well as a thorough exploration of the research potential contained in the story-headings often regarded as"formulaic expression".
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