人情小说的艺术历程——从《金瓶梅》到《红楼梦》

The Artistic Course of the Novel of Human Feelings——From The Plum in the Golden Vase to A dream of Red Mansions

鲁迅给出了人情小说的定义,并将《金瓶梅》看作人情小说的开山之作。《金瓶梅》在中国小说史上具有里程碑意义;它的出现,引起了中国小说观念与创作方法的重大变革,引导着近代小说的萌生。曹雪芹写作《红楼梦》＂深得《金瓶》壸奥＂,而《红楼梦》之于《金瓶梅》,从理论上、艺术上都有所突破和超越。

Lu Xun defined the novel of human feelings and considered the Plum in the Golden Vase as a masterpiece of such novel.The Plum in the Golden Vasewas a milestone in the history of Chinese novels.It brought great changes in the concepts and methods of Chinese novels,and led to the initiation of the modern novels.Cao Xueqin greatly benefited from the Plum in the Golden Vasein writing ADream of Red Mansions.However, ADream of Red Mansionsmade much breakthrough and transcendence comparing to the Plum in the Golden Vase.