论史传文学在中国小说发展历史中的地位

在 2 0世纪二三十年代很长的时间内 ,研究中国小说史者 ,大都是根据世界的通论 ,把小说史的源头仅仅溯到神话传说。考察中国小说发展演变的轨迹可以发现 :神话传说在中国小说发展史中不能占主要地位 ;寓言故事在小说发展史中可占一定位置 ;中国的史传文学在中国小说发展史中应占主要地位

On the Place of Historical and Biographic Literature in the Developmental History of the Chinese Fiction

In 20s and 30s of 20th century,most researchers,who studied Chinese history in fiction,only traced the source of fictional history back to mythology and legend. After we,however,have made a careful study of the track along which the Chinese fiction has evolved and developed,we have found that mythology and legend cannot take the dominant place,that fables occupy a certain place,and that the Chinese historical and biographic literature dominates over the developmental history of the Chinese fiction.