中国古典小说中狐故事的类型嬗变——以唐小说为中心

The change in styles of fox story in Chinese classical novels with the novels in Tang Dynasty as the center

狐是中国民间信仰的崇拜对象,狐故事是中国古典小说的经典题材。不同历史阶段的古典小说中,狐形象经历了从“动物性”→“神性”→“妖性”→“人性”的嬗变。其中以唐代小说为代表,里面的狐形象经由了妖性狐向人性化狐的转变。中国古代小说中狐故事类型的嬗变一方面反映了不同历史时期中国民间信仰从对象到内容的转变,一方面反映了古典小说创作观念由“实录”到“虚构”的逐步进化。

Fox is regarded as one of the important targets of Chinese folk belief and fox tale is one of the classical subjects of Chinese classical novels. Through different historic stages, the image of fox in classical novels experienced a change from animality, deity, evil nature to humanity. With the novels in Tang Dynasty as the typical example, the fox in them changed from evil nature to humanity. On the one hand, the change in styles of fox tale in Chinese classical novels reflects a change of Chinese folk bel...