西方小说发展的阶段性

Stages in the Development of Western Fiction

本文根据史料,把西方小说的发展过程分为五个阶段,简要地叙述了其发展过程,分析了各阶段的主要思想倾向和特点,并指出有代表性的小说家和作品。文章还着重分析了二十世纪以来西方小说各发展阶段的美学原则及出现的一些不可忽略的现象。

The paper presents a five-stage system concerning the development of western fictions. It gives a brief introduction to the process of its development, expounds the leading trend and special features of each stage, together with representative writers and their works. The essay emphasizes on a particular analysis over the aesthetic principles of each stage in the development of western fictions, as well as some other phenomena worth attention.