《庄子》——中国小说创作之祖

Zhuangzi:the Originator of Chinese Fiction

庄子所谓“寓言”，以“藉外论之”为基本特征，在很大程度上正是后来小说的同义语和代名词。作者通过以自觉的艺术虚构为主的新颖奇特的小说手法，创作了大量人物形象鲜明生动、故事情节离奇完整、语言风格怪诞风趣的所谓“寓言”，即粗具规模的早期小说，取得了杰出成就。这种有意识的前所未有无所依傍而成就卓著的创作活动，无疑是中国小说创作的发轫和开端。《庄子》一书。

AbstractThe fable written by Zhuangzi is characterized with the style of expressing his own ideas through some fictitious characters,which is to some extent similar to modern fiction.Mainly by the conscious and artistic technique of fiction Zhuangzi created a lot of fables with weird and interesting language,lifelike characters and fantastic plots,which can well be considered the initiative of Chinese fiction.