拓新·杂糅·渗透——关于嘉、道时期章回小说类型问题的思考

Innovation,Combination and Permeation——Reflections on the Classification of Zhanghui Novels in the Jiaqing-Daoguang Period

清代嘉庆、道光时期不少章回小说都存在着或归类混杂或难以用传统小说类型来框定的现象,究其原因,既是由此期小说题材内容的拓新、不同小说类型的杂糅引起的,也是由章回小说与其它文体的沟通、渗透而导致的必然结果。从中也可看出此期作家力图突破既定审美规范和企望改良传统章回模式的革新精神。这也决定了此期的小说类型在小说发展史上具有独特的价值与贡献。

Zhanghui Novel is a type of traditional Chinese novel with each chapter headed by a couplet giving the gist of its content. It is interesting to note that many Zhanghui novels in Jiaqing-Daoguang period do not fit the traditional scheme of classification. The reasons for this phenomenon seem to be the innovation of the content of the novels, the combination of different types of novels, and the mutual permeation of novels with other hterary forms. This reflects the fact that the authors of this period attempted to break through the established aesthetic norms and reform the traditional modes of Zhanghui novels. It also explains that the types of novels in this period occupy an important and special position in the history of Chinese novels.