Study On The Spatial Narration Of Mrs.Gaskell's Novels

As a realistic writer that can not be ignored in the 19 th century,Mrs.Gaskell is well-known in the literary world for her smooth,simple,meticulous and realistic writing style,which attracts widespread attention in the critics.With the in-depth study of Mrs.Gaskell's novels,it is not difficult to find that her works have obvious spatial characteristics.This paper takes Mrs.Gaskell's spatial narrative as the focus of research,combined with her specific novel text,to make in-depth exploration and analysis of the spatial narrative objects,spatial narrative structure and skills,spatial narrative function and spatial narrative significance in her novels.The form of space narrative of Mrs.Gaskell's novels mainly includes social space and geographical space.This article mainly explains the style and characteristics of the two social spaces of the country and the city,followed by a brief analysis of the current situation of country and city in Britain at that time.the description of the south and the north in the novel reflects the unique geographical spatial narrative of Mrs.Gaskell.While analyzing the spatial form of the novel,the purpose and main idea of the creation of Mrs.Gaskell's novels are explored.The strategies of spatial narrative in Mrs.Gaskell's novels include juxtaposition structure,chain structure and circle structure;spatialization of time,spatialization of plot and spatialization of narrative perspective.Through the use of these narrative strategies,Mrs.Gaskell breaks through the liner narrative mode of traditional novels,forms the spatial effect,and shows the diversified forms of spatial narrative.The spatial forms and strategies in the text space clarify the function of Mrs.Gaskell's spatial narrative,which can promote the narrative process,enrich the characters and deepen the main idea.Before the novel unfolds,Mrs.Gaskell prefers to write a detailed description of the space,and then to start the story formally after she has accumulated enough narrative momentum.Moreover,there are many spatial images in the works,interspersed with the beginning and the end of the novel,which effectively promotes the narrative process of the novel.The application of “spatial representation” in Mrs.Gaskell's works not only reflects the influence of space on character,but also reveals the influence of space on character's emotion.At the same time,Mrs.Gaskell skillfully uses the switching and jumping of space to deepen the theme of the novels and make it fuller.The value of Mrs.Gaskell's spatial narrative is not only reflected in the reflection and criticism of social reality,the search for salvation for aliened humanity,reflection on the conflict between North and South cultures,but also reflected in the expansion of literary aesthetic distance,the promotion of the pursuit of text aesthetics,make its own spacial narrative realistic and aesthetic significance.Studying Mrs.Gaskell's works from the perspective of spatial narrative,on the one hand,we can discover the rule of various spaces in the development of the novel,and provide different perspectives for understanding the works,so as to re-understanding the article charm of Mrs.Gaskell's novels;but the more important aspect is to dig out the living in the novel space,which is shown in the process of achieving harmonious unity of text content and form,and explore the meaning of space writing in Mrs.Gaskell's works.