试论近代商品经济演化与近代小说的繁荣

The Evolution of Modern Commodity Economy andthe Prosperity of Modern Chinese Novel

本文试论近代商品经济演化与近代小说的繁荣。作者认为，近代社会经济形态为近代小说的繁荣提供了稳定的消费者群体，形成了作为商业生产者的作者群体，以及作为商品形式的小说刊物群体。近代小说艺术地反映了商业生活。小说成为商品流通领域中的特殊畅销商品，其商业性质在一定程度上决定了它的审美倾向：功利性。通俗性。消遣性，缺乏深刻的人文精神。小说的商品价值品位带来了文学艺术品位的堕落。从这个意义上讲，近代商品经济局限了近代小说的发展和提高。

The formation of modern economy has afforded the possibility for the pros- perity of the modern novel. It fosters the stable consumer group, the writer group, which is regarded as the commodity producer, and the novels and periodicals. carrying them, which are considered a form of commodity. The modern novel artistically re- flects the commercial life, and has become a special kind of best-selling commodity in circulation. Its commercial characteristics determine, to a certain extent, the aesthetic trend, which consists of the utilitarian features, popularity, entertaining quality and the lack of profound humanism. The commercial value of the novel has brought about the degeneration of literature and art. 1n this sense, modern commodity economy has confined the development and improvement of the modern novel.