在文学家族中,“小说”是一个大类。就阅读群而言,诗歌、散文、剧作等都不能与之比肩。这一点,自然与它本来的通俗或大众化有关。在西语中,“小说”一词有“故事”一解;汉语中,“小说”释义为“街谈巷语之说也”(《汉书·艺文志》)。可见,故事性、大众化乃其“与生俱来”的特征 Among literary families, “novels” is a big category. In terms of reading groups, poetry, prose, drama and so on can not stand shoulder to shoulder with them. This, naturally, is related to its original popularity or popularity. In Western languages, the term “novel” has a “story” solution; in Chinese, the definition of “novel” is “the story of alleyways in the streets” (“Han Wen Yi Zhi”). Can be seen that the story of the popular is its “inherent” characteristics