唐代小说的虚构性质——以裴《传奇》为中心

Fiction in Tang Dynasty Novels:A Study on Pei Xing's Legends

唐代小说开始出现有意使用虚构手法的现象。其虚构手法可分成两类:第一种是为了将故事情节趣味化的虚构手法,第二种是作者将心中所思所想具象化而使用的虚构手法。唐代小说可区分为三类:一是继承魏晋南北朝志怪小说的作品,二是盛行于中唐时期以男女恋爱为主题的小说作品,三是汇整于中后唐时期的一系列小说、笔记作品。裴铏《传奇》大体属于第三类,是以展现诗才、史才、议论之才为目的而编写的,它所运用的是单纯的第一类虚构手法。《传奇》采用了不少六朝小说、笔记等作品中的情节,但对其内容表示否定的态度,同时又对唐代第二类传奇小说表示一半肯定、一半否定的态度。

Tang dynasty novels were the first to display fictional creation as a literary device.Their use of fiction was for one of two purposes:either to add allure to the story,or to give expression to their own imagination.Legends of Pei Xing was a novel typical of the mid to late Tang,in that the emphasis was on the author displaying his own literary and historical knowledge。