略谈魏晋志怪小说作为小说萌芽状态的特点

An Exploratory Study on the Characteristics of Wei,Jin Ghost Stories as the Fiction Bud State

论及小说的最初起源,说法颇多,但就魏晋南北朝时期志怪小说的繁荣,标志着中国古代文言小说创作自觉或不自觉地进入了萌芽状态,观点还是比较具有合理性。其特点为:一方面创作主体渐具规模,小说创作的母题已基本完备,以及艺术特色渐趋成熟;另一方面表现在其对待志怪事件的史传态度,还表现在小说内容中表达的人神关系具有高度客观性,与人类思维的童年阶段相去不远,具有一定幼稚性。

Speaking of the origin of novel,there are many editions.The prosperity of Ghost Stories in the Southern and Northern Dynasties symbolizes that the Chinese classic novels,consciously or unconsciously, stepped into the bud period,which is a reasonable view.There are two characristics.On one hand,the cre- ation mainstream has gained scale,the original theme has been complete bascially and it has gradually estab- lished mature artistic characteristics.It is also signified in the attitude toward the History Biog...