对《汉书·艺文志》中“小说家”命名的思考

Thinking on the Naming of Novelist in the Book of Arts of the Chronicles of Han Dynasty

《汉志·诸子略》之"小说家",其名始见于西汉。"小说"包含两层涵义:一为浅薄的诸子学说;一为迂诞的"说"类作品。前者注重学说源流,后者关注书籍自身的特征,表现出模糊的文体意识。"小说家"正是从这两方面规范与影响了后世小说的发展。

The word, novelist, in Book of Arts of the Chronicles of Han Dynasty firstly appeared in Western Han Dynasty. The term, novel, contains two implications： one is the superficial pre-Qin various theories; the other one is impractical ＂say＂ works and the like. The former paid attention to theory source and course, while the latter laid stress on the characteristics of books, and displayed vague stylistic awareness. Right in these two aspects, novelists regulated and affected the development of novel in later ages.