明清公案小说兴盛原因分析

An Analysis of the Causes of Prosperity of the Legal Novels in the Ming and Qing Dynasties

明清时期是我国公案小说发展的黄金时期。该时期的公案小说受到了人民大众的热烈追捧,其作品无论是在数量上,还是在质量上,都达到了前所未有的高度。然而纵观明清公案小说的发展历程,可以发现明清公案小说之所以在这个特定历史阶段如此的繁荣兴盛是与当时明清时期黑暗的社会环境、通俗小说市场的发展以及小说自身的审美特质密切相关的。

The Ming and Qing Dynasties are the golden ages in the development of detective fiction.Detective novels of the period are welcomed by the masses and have reached an unprecedented height in quantity and quality.Throughout the development process of the Ming and Qing detective novels,it can be found that the prosperity of detective novels is closely related to dark society environment in that period,market development of popular novels and their own aesthetic qualities.