《醒世姻缘传》是古代唯一一部农村长篇小说论

Marriage Stories to Awaken Men is the Only Rural Novel in Ancient China

《醒世姻缘传》故事主要是以山东明水村为背景,描写了大量的农村田园生活、地主奴役佃农、旱涝之际农村受灾的悲惨情况、地主中的明智之士平均分土地、农村乡绅做善事等,虽然小说中并没有出现一个正面的农民形象,但是《醒世姻缘传》仍然称得上古代第一部,甚至是唯一一部农村长篇小说,这在中国古代小说缺乏农村题材的格局下尤为难得,在题材上也是一个开拓。

Taking Mingshui Village of Shandong Province as the background, the stories of Marriage Stories to Awaken Men describe a large number of rural pastoral, landlords enslave tenants, the sad condition of drought and flood rural affected, the landlord＇ s wisedom of dividing land averagely, rural gentry to do good deeds, etc.. Al- though a positive image of farmers does not appear in the not, el, Marriage Stories to Awaken Men may still be called the first, or even the only a rural novel, it is especially rare under the pattern of the lack of rural subjects in Chi- nese ancient novels, is also a development on the subject.