论才子佳人小说的创作渊源

On the Creation Origin of Novels of Gifted Scholars and Beautiful Ladies

才子佳人小说是世情小说的一个分支,它大量、集中地产生于明末清初这个特定的历史时期,一时之间十分兴盛,在中国古典通俗小说史上具有重要的地位。究其出现的原因而言,明末清初大量存在的才子佳人小说与当时的社会思潮、中央政府的文化政策、文化传统,作家心态以及地域因素有着密切的关系。

Novels of gifted scholars late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynas and beautiful ladies is a branch of social novels, that was born in the ty. In this specific historical period, it is very prosperous and has an important position in the history of Chinese classical popular novels. The reasons why they emerged in the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty inclued the following factors. First, there are a lot of novels and the social ideological trend about gifted scholars and beautiful ladies. Second, the central government＇s cultural policy as well as the cultural tradition had a direct inpact. Besides, the writer＇s state of mind and geographical factors had a deep influence.