由演义假托前代到直面现实:明代中后期小说创作转型的小说史意义

From Presumption to Actual Facts: Implication in History of Novels for Novels Writing in Mid-and Later-period of Ming Dynasty

明代中后期的小说创作,无论是白话小说还是文言小说,其发展轨迹大体可以表述为由演义历史、假托前代到逐渐贴近现实再到直面现实的时事类纪实小说的转向。而打破传统小说观念,开创明代小说创作直接反映现实的长篇世情小说《金瓶梅》最终完成了这种转型,在中国小说史上具有里程碑意义,此后无论是哪一种类型的小说,都或多或少受到了它的影响。

No matter what kind of novels it is in mid- and later-period of Ming Dynasty, there exists a gradual transfer in developmental trend in the history of novels writing. The final transfer lies in the publication of the novel ＂Jin Ping Mei＂, which directly reflects the actual facts in life. The novel itself plays a significant role in the history of Chinese novels, and later on it more or less exerts some influences on whichever kind of novels in China.