论刘向《说苑》的历史意识——兼论《说苑》在中国小说文体形成过程中的作用

摘要

The evolution of the historical stories in the Pre-Qin books dated in Shuoyuan(The Garden of Saying)evolved roughly from the core level to the peripheral position and back to the core position again.The first shift is the one from history to literature.The second shift iS the return of Iiterature to history.The two shifts differ in quality and elements.Many factors accounted for Liangxiang'S use of historical stories.There also many different ways of has a different ways to deal with historical materials in Shuoyuam Although it is not agreed as for the style of Shuoyuan,it is generally believed to play an important role in style formation in Chinese novels and all important part of the evolution of fiction concepts.%由<说苑>上溯历史故事在先秦古籍中的演变,大致经历了一个由核心到边缘再到核心的发展过程.第一次转变是从"史"到"文学"的转变,第二次转变是从"文学"到"史"的回归.两次转变的质素不同,其中蕴涵了丰富的信息.刘向采用历史故事著书有多方面的原因,在<说苑>一书中,对历史材料的处理也有多种方式.尽管<说苑>的文体归属至今仍无定论,但它在中国小说文体形成之链上具有重要作用,是小说观念发展变化中的重要一环.