汉代通西域对文学的影响

汉代通西域,输入了大量西域文化,增加了文化活力,对文学产生了重大影响。全新的西域意象及神奇的西域艺术成为文人表现的兴趣。汉代人言说西域的方式,是在现实的基础之上,融合大量传说、神话,加以夸饰、想象,极大地提升了文学创造力,为文人描绘奇异国度及仙境提供了很好的条件,促进了地理博物小说的兴起。张骞等人到达传说中西王母的生活地,广泛传播了西王母传说,是爱好求仙的武帝与西王母相会的现实依据,大大丰富了西王母故事。

Western Regions' Influence on Literature in the Han Dynasty

The Han Dynasty's connection with Western Regions results in the import of a large amount of Western Regions' cultures and enhances the cultural vitality,which has a great influence on literature.The brand new images and magic arts become the literati's interest to express.Integrating with a large amount of legends,myths,the means for them to express Western Regions is on the basis of reality with the help of exaggeration and imagination,which greatly promotes the literature creation and lays the foundation for literati to describe exotic countries and fairyland.On the other hand,it also promotes the rise of the novels about geography and natural sciences.Zhang Qian's arrival in the legend place for Xiwangmu to live in greatly helps and enriches the spread of Xiwangmu's tale,which is the realistic evidence for Emperor Wu who favors immortality to meet her.