史学上之正统论与明清历史小说

The Orthodoxy in Historical Studies and the Ming-Qing Historical Fiction

史学上之正统论对明清历史小说的创作影响深远。正统论既影响了明清历史小说的整体架构,也影响了具体作品的思想倾向。具体而言,史家所推崇的汉族正统王朝——汉唐宋明成为历史小说创作的重点,"严华夷之分"观念导致了清中叶以前少数民族王朝史小说的缺失。当然,明清历史小说中的正统论也具有其独特性,它较之史学观念更具有天命与道德色彩。

The orthodoxy in historical studies made a profound impact on the Ming-Qing historical fiction. The orthodoxy had an influence not only on its integrated framework, but also on the ideological tendency of its specific works. More precisely, the Han, Tang, Song and Ming Dynasties which were upheld by the historians as the orthodox dynasties of the Han Nationality, were the focus of historical fiction writing. The concept of ＂the strict distinction between the Han Nationality and the ethnic minorities＂ led to the deficiency of the historical fiction on the ethnic minorities before the Mid-Qing Dynasty. Nevertheless, the orthodoxy in the Ming-Qing historical fiction had its unique features, being more characterized with destiny and morality than the historical conception.