晚明小说商业出版的新变

Features of Novel Commercial Publication in the Late Ming Dynasty

晚明时期坊刻小说十分活跃,商业出版数量大幅度增加,并且颇具特色。这一时期传统封建社会由繁荣走向衰落,并向近代社会转型,因此坊刻小说的商业出版也出现了相应变化。晚明小说商业出版活动呈现出以下特点:文人与书坊的结合愈加紧密;小说的商业出版既丰富了物质文化生活,又促进了出版业和插画艺术的发展;文人和书坊主有较强的教化和劝世意识,关心国家和民族的未来,也进一步使小说与社会现实紧密相连。

In the late Ming dynasty,novel printings were very active,and the number of commercial publications in⁃creased significantly,and quite distinctive.During this period,the traditional feudal society went from prosperity to decline,and transformed into a new modern social form.Therefore,the commercial publica⁃tion of novels also changed accordingly,showing the following characteristics:the combination of literati and bookstores became closer;the commercial publication of novels both enriched material and cultural life,and promoted the development of the publishing industry and illustration art;literati and bookstore owners had a strong sense of enlightenment and persuasion,cared about the future of the country and the nation,and further closely connected novels with social reality.