中国的小说,也和世界各国一样,是从神话传说开始的;有人说我国小说有很多起源,如寓言、史传、诸子散文等等。其实源只有一个,那就是神话传说。神话是把神人化,传说是把人神化;这两者之间的界限很难确切划分。到魏晋南北朝,出现了志怪、志人小说。这是鲁迅在《中国小说史略》中起的名字,我觉得概括得很恰切。神话传说也好,志怪、志人也好,都是作为一种 Chinese novels, like all other countries in the world, start from myths and legends. Some people say that there are many origins of Chinese novels, such as parable, historical biography, and prose essays. In fact, there is only one source, that is myths and legends. The myth is to deify the god, the legend dehumanizes; the boundary between the two is hard to define exactly. To the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, appeared strange, volunteer novels. This is the name of Lu Xun in the “History of Chinese Fiction,” and I think it is very appropriate. Myths and legends Ye Hao, Chi strange, Zhi Ye Ye Hao, as a kind