论志怪小说对神话消歇的影响

The Influence of Mythical Stories on the Declining of Myth

中国神话过早消歇人所共知,其消歇与定型几乎都集中在汉魏六朝这一时期,自此其主体结构几乎再未发生改变,这不能不说是一个特殊的文学现象。此现象的出现,盖因汉魏六朝时期志怪小说的兴起。由于时代背景及神话、志怪小说两者各自体式的因素,志怪小说逐渐替代了神话而蓬勃发展,神话再未突破既有模式并自此消歇。

It is known that myth had been declining. The declination of myth and the development of prototypical myth happened in the Han-Wei period. Since myth stopped changing and developing. This is a unique literary phenomenon. Han-Wei saw the prosperity of mythical stories. Due to the temporal background and the style factors of both myth and mythical stories, mythical stories developed fast and took the place of myth. Myth failed to make a quality breakthrough and then declined.