一、英美小说叙事的基本理论(一)小说叙事的概念所谓叙事,就是指讲述事件。这是文学创作尤其是小说创作中最为基本的写作手法,也是人类历史中最为常见、最为基本的文化行为。小说是以故事的连续性吸引读者的阅读兴趣,随着故事情节的不断发展调动读者对小说的热情,进而增强小说在读者中受欢迎的程度。故事情节的展开离不开叙事手法的运用,这是小说创作最重要的手段。倘若没有叙事,我们所看到的、所观察和感受到的一切事物都将处于散乱无 First, the basic theory of Anglo-American fiction narration (a) the concept of fictional narrative The so-called narrative refers to the incident. This is the most basic writing technique in literary creation, especially in novel writing. It is also the most common and basic cultural act in human history. The novel is based on the continuity of the story to attract the reader’s interest in reading, with the continuous development of the plot to arouse the reader’s enthusiasm for the novel, thereby enhancing the popularity of the novel in the reader. The plot expansion can not be separated from the use of narrative techniques, which is the most important means of novel creation. Without the narrative, everything we have seen, observed and felt will be scattered