晚清小说观念的多重定位

当＂救亡＂主题转变为＂启蒙＂的文化策略,小说在晚清被作为改良民智的渠道,承担起开化民智的重任,而被利用的小说却在客观上提高了地位,刷新了视小说为＂小道＂的传统观念;中西方文化的碰撞,尤其是西方小说的译介,拓宽了对小说文体的认识,小说在文学中的地位得到更明确的认可;以报刊、出版业为载体,以稿酬制度为推动,小说在通俗化和平民化的道路上,实现了其商品化,中国小说作家的主体意识得到增强,而主体的这种自觉意识成为中国传统小说观念迈向现代化的直接力量。

Multiple Positioning of Late Qing Novel Concepts

When it abandoned the subject of ＂saving the nation from extinction＂ and adopted the cultural strategy of ＂enlightening＂ ,the novel in the Late Qing Dynasty was seen as a way,but actually shoulder the burden,to enlighten the people. It was used,but its status did be raised that the traditional ideas of its being minor literature were rejected. The clash between Chinese and western cultures,especially that fueled by the translation of novels,renew Chinese readers knowledge of novels whose literary status was thus more definitely recognized. The novel was commercialized on its way to popularization and vulgarization with the help of booming newspapers and magazines and publishing industry,and the establishment of remuneration system. The consciousness of Chinese novelists has been strengthened,and this conscientious consciousness has become the direct strength that boosted the modernization of traditional Chinese concepts of novel.