《金瓶梅》:章回小说的革新之作

The Golden Lotus:The Innovation of Traditional Chinese Full-Length Novels

笑笑生创作的《金瓶梅》是世情奇书,而非"性小说"这一主题能涵括;他采用了网状结构和借壳上市、移花接木的创作方法;小说的风格缜密和自然。凡此种种,均可见《金瓶梅》是迥异于之前问世的三大"奇书"的革新之作,是长篇世情小说的开山之作和杰出代表。

The Golden Lotus, created by the author Lanling Xiaoxiaosheng, is a realistic novel of secular life, which cannot be contained in the theme of sexuality. The author employs a reticulated structure, and the techniques of ＂back - door listing＂, ＂mashup grafting＂ etc. , in his creation. The main style of this novel is deliberate and natural. All of these indicate that The Golden Lotus is an innovative work which is different from the other Three Masterpieces appeared before it. It can be considered the original work and the outstanding representative of the panorama novel of the worldly life in ancient China.