从小说的源起看网络小说

A Probe into Online Novels from the Perspective of Novel Origin

网络小说已经成为当下文坛不可忽视的新兴文学形式,然而,其合法性依然是个悬而未决的问题。要清晰把握网络小说,给网络小说以恰当的历史定位,需要从小说的源起出发,顺从小说演进的历史链条去认识。网络小说借助互联网平台为庶民开启的语义场,让初民的诉求得以敞亮;借助无远弗届的网络中拓展出的狂欢化、交互性和空间广延性,为小说的写作开辟了新的范式。虽然网络小说发展十分迅速,但总体上还存在着精细化不足、思想深度浅、缺乏大气象等缺陷,因而距离弘毅大气的品格仍觉尚远,这归根到底与其从小说源头继承来的基质脱不了干系,最终导致其前行之路困难重重。网络小说必须回到小说的始源并从中成功突围,以此来探寻其长足发展的可能性。

Online novel has been an emerging literary form with strong momentum. However,the legitimacy of online novels remains a suspending problem till today. This may be caused by its＂commitment＂to the virtual Internet,but it is an undisputable fact that it failed to receive full recognition by the mainstream literature. To give online novels an appropriate position,we must probe into the origin and the development of novels. Online novels made it possible for the appeal of the common people presented by way of the Internet platform;it also set up a new paradigm for novel writing on the Internet space which is characteristic of carnivalization,interactivity,and extensiveness. Although online novels have been on a very fast rise,they still lack exquisiteness in language,depth in thought,and broadness in horizon. Those shortcomings make the development of online novels difficult. Therefore,online novels must return to the origin and make a successful breakthrough,so that they can develop significantly.