“类科举”的情节和小说——明代科举对小说文体的影响

The Plot Contains the Elements of Imperial Examination in Novels of Ming Dynasty:The Influence of the Imperial Examination during Ming Dynasty on Literary Style of Novels

明代科举在现实中有着强大的统摄力,在小说中也同样如此。有关科举的内容不仅存在于与科举考试直接相关的情节或小说中,与科举制度本身没有关联的情节或小说,有时也会出现"科举",这可以称之为"类科举"的情节与小说。"类科举"的情节主要是通过比喻与摹拟这样两种方式实现的,而"类科举"的小说则与小说自身的结构密切相关。这些"类科举"的情节与小说延展了"科举"与"小说"关系的探讨范围,更是研讨小说文体演进的绝佳范本。

The imperial examination was not only very important for scholars during Ming Dynasty, but also played the crucial role to the novel plot. Sometimes the plots not related to the imperial civil service examination, also appeared in a coat wrapping the elements of the imperial civil service examination. The author likes to figure this creation phenomenon the plot contains the elements of imperial examination. This kind of special plot pattern contains analogy and simulation. It not only expands the scope of the topic of imperial examination and novels, but also helps us to do research on the novel literary style change.