论寅半生及其《小说闲评》

On YIN Ban-sheng and His Comments on Novels

在近代小说研究中,寅半生的小说评论颇受重视,但学界对此人却几无了解。寅半生实为钟骏文之号,据新发现的《钱清钟氏宗谱》中的相关资料,屡试不售的钟骏文在科举废止后,不仅创办了刊物《游戏世界》,并且在杭州开设了一家名为崇实斋的书肆。作为书店经营者,钟骏文对当时乱象丛生的小说界极为熟悉,亦颇不满,其《小说闲评》并非单纯的小说批评,而是旨在成为购阅小说者的指南。

In the studies of modern fictions,YIN Ban-sheng's fiction comments have received much attention,but few people in academic circles know much about his life. YIN Ban-sheng is the literary name of ZHONG Jun-wen. According to the newly-discovered The Genealogy of Family Zhong in Qianqing Town,ZHONG Junwen,who failed repeatedly in the imperial examination,established the journal of Playing in the World and opened Bookstore Chongshizhai in Hangzhou after the imperial examination was abolished. As a bookstore runner,he was familiar with and disappointed at the chaos in the circle of fictions. His Comments on Novels was not merely a book of fiction criticism,but also served as a guide to those who purchased and read fictions.