小说定义的演变和新探索

The Evolution of the Definition of the Novel and Its New Exploration

小说是一种文学体裁,其定义随着小说观念的变化而变化。现代小说的概念建立在小说界革命之后,与鲁迅对中国古代虚构故事的汇总与归纳有关,也是对西方通行的几种与虚构故事有关的文体的总称。现代小说的定义包括几个关键要素,被理解为是过去向度的,以虚构叙述者意图为解释中心的散文体语言叙述文本。“以虚构叙述者意图为解释中心”是小说与寓言、散文相区别的关键点。现在形成的小说概念,是在历史积累的基础上,对现在通行的小说文本进行直观后归纳总结而形成的特征概括。

Fiction is a literary genre,and its definition changes with the change of the ideas on fiction.The concept of modern fiction was established after the revolution in fiction circles,which was related to Lu Xun's summary and induction of Chinese ancient fictional storics,and is also the general name of some popular styles related to fictional storics in the West.The definition of modern fiction includes several key elements,which can be summarized as follows;fiction is understood as a past-tense narrative text in prose style interpreted based on the intention of fictional narrator.“Interpreting based on the intention of fictional narrator”is the key to distinguish fiction from fable and prosc.The modern concept of fiction is historically gencrated by summarizing.through intuitive induction,the characteristics of the popular fiction texts.