刘向《列女》、《列士》、《孝子》三传考论

Liu Xiang's Non-official Biography

刘向作《列女》诸传 ,其实是对司马迁所创立的纪传体作了创造性的运用。正是这种具有创造性的做法 ,不仅使杂传文体得以形成 ,也使刘向成为第一个大量创作杂传的作家。刘向所作《列士传》、《列女传》、《孝子传》三传 ,不仅是杂传之“始作” ,而且其中鲜明的小说品格 ,又开启了汉魏六朝杂传的小说化之路 ,汉魏六朝杂传由此成为唐人传奇的重要源头。

Liu Xiang creates Biography of Females, Biography of Males and so on, which separate the genre of non-official biography in Sima Qian's Records of the Historian from the official biography and establish the basic genre and creating rules for non-official biographies, thus forming a unique style, That's why previous researchers often refer to Liu Xiang as the father of non-official biographies. Liu Xiang's Biography of Females , and so on, whic have strong tendency of novelization, produce a tremendous influence on the non-official biography in the Han Dynasty, Wei Dynasty and the Six Dynasties, thus, the non-official biographies in the Han Dynasty, Wei Dynasty and the Six Dynasties is the origin of Chuanqi.