中华文明史话：小说史话

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引言

一、涓涓始流——上古至秦汉小说
1. 神秘浪漫的上古神话
2. 妙趣横生的先秦寓言
3. 精彩绝伦的秦汉散文
4. 光怪陆离的迷信异事
5. 虚幻怪诞的志怪臆想

二、欣欣向莆——魏晋南北朝小说
1. 博富庞杂的志怪小说
2. 简约传神的志人小说
3. “文言双璧”的艺术成就
4. 六朝小说对后世的影响

三、石破天惊——唐代小说
1. 唐代小说概述
2. 步入成熟的文言短篇小说
3. 唐传奇的风格和艺术特色
4. 唐人小说的分类

四、遍地开花——宋元小说
1. 绝妙传神的“说话”艺术
2. 俚俗浅白的话本文学
3. 文言小说的难得补缀

五、分湍瀑流——明代小说
1. 明代小说的发展概况
2. 《三国演义》和《水浒传》
3. 白话短篇小说的辉煌篇章
4. 文言短篇小说的星火不熄

六、千帆竞秀——古代小说
1. 清代小说掠影
2. 千古奇书《红楼梦》
3. 文言小说的登峰造极
4. 另辟蹊径的白话短篇小说

结束语

Introduction

Ⅰ. Fiction's Development from Remote Antiquityto the Qin and Han Dynasties
1. Romantic Myths of Remote Antiquity
2. Interesting Fables of the Pre-Qin Dynasty
3. Splendid Prose of the Qin and Han Dynasties
4. Bizarre Superstitious Legends
5. Weird and Uncanny Zhiguai Fabrications

Ⅱ. Fictions Prosperous in the Wei,Jin and Southern & Northern Dynasties
1. Rich and Varied Zhiguai Fictions
2. Concise and Vivid Zhiren Fictions
3. Artistic Achievement of the“Two Precious Jades of Wenyan”
4. Impact of Fictions in the Six Dynasties upon Later Ages

Ⅲ. Fictions Amazing in the Tang Dynasty
1. Brief Account of the Tang Fictions
2. Mature Wenyan Short Stones
3. Styles and Artistic Features of the Tang Romance
4. Classification of the Tang Fictions

IV. Fictions Flourishing in the Song and Yuan Dynasties
1. Fantastic and Vivid Shuohua
2. Rusticand Popular Huaben Literature
3. A Valuable Complement to the Wenyan Fictions

Ⅴ. Fiction Genres of the Ming Dynasty
1. Brief Account of the Ming Fictions
2. Romance ofthe Thtee Kingdoms and WaterMargin
3. A Brilliant Chapter of the Vernacular Short Stories
4. Sparkle of the Wenyan Short Stories
VI. Fictions Blossoming in the Qing Dynasty
1. Brief Account of the Qing Fictions
2. Unique Masterpiece—Dream of Red Mansion
3 Peak of the Wenyan Fictions
4. Vernacular Short Stories with New Writing Techniques
Closingt

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