征求异说 虚益新事——试从《夷坚志》论笔记小说的特点及成因

On the Features and Origin of Sketchbooks Through the Analysis of Yijian Supernatural Tales

洪迈是南宋著名文学家 ,《夷坚志》是其创作的我国篇幅最大的笔记小说集。《夷坚志》体现了志怪类笔记小说的“简”而“粗”的特点。为何在唐人传奇出现后 ,笔记小说仍保留其特有的范式 ,仍然长盛不衰 ?本文以为是缘于笔记小说的创作特点类似于新闻写作。

Hong Mai,a famed writer of Southern Song dynasty,created the longest sketch-book in China:Yijian Supernatural Tales.It represents the features of succinctness and sketchiness typical in such cketchbooks as supernatural tales.Why is it possible for this literary paradigm to keep prosperous after the appearance of tales of the marvelous in Tang dynasty?The author believes that it is due to the fact that the features of sketohbooks resemble those of news writing.