明清时期“世情书”的创作方式及其变异

The Creation and Variation of Novels about Human Relationship in the Ming and Qing Dynasties

"世情书"是明清小说创作中的一个重要流派,它有基本的创作方式;不过,由于受小说批评、读者接受等因素的影响与制约,不同时期出现的"世情书",其创作方式也会在不同方面发生不同程度的变化和革新。至于"世情书"代表作的出版、畅销以及由此引发的续书热,则又得力于书坊主的商业运作。因此,只有综合考虑多种因素的影响,才能对"世情书"的创作方式及其变异作出较有说服力的阐释。

Novels about human relationship formed an important literary school in the Ming and Qing dynasties and usually had a basic way of creation.However,due to the changing of novel criticism and reader reception,the novels of different periods underwent varying innovation in the mode of creation.Besides,the commercial operation of literature merchants also played an important role in the publication and salability of those novels,including the popularity of continuous writing.Therefore,only by taking various kinds of factors into consideration that a convincing explication about the creation and variation of novels about human relationship can be demonstrated.