明代四大奇书的历史地位

The Historical Status of the Four Marvelous Masterpieces of Ming Dynasty

明代四大奇书《三国演义》《水浒传》《西游记》《金瓶梅》,在中国古代小说史上均具有各自的历史地位和作用,分别从不同的角度推动了中国古代小说史的向前发展,同时,四大奇书相互间也存在影响、继承、变异、发展的关系。对这些问题进行专门而深入的探讨,有利于中国古代小说史的深层研究。

The Four Marvelous Masterpieces of Ming Dynasty are ＂Romance of the Three Kingdoms＂, ＂the Outlaws of the Marsh＂, ＂The Pilgrimage to the West＂ and ＂Jing Ping Mei＂, which owns their separate historical status and influence in the history of the Chinese ancient novels, and has also propelled the development of the history of the Chinese ancient novels; meanwhile, the relations among the four works are affected, succeeded, varied and developed. It is very helpful for the deep study of the history of the Chinese ancient novels to make a specific and deep research on those problems.