鲁迅开拓了清代讽刺小说的现代研究路径。他不仅提出“讽刺”的概念,而且针对其产生的背景、特征进行了仔细的研究,特别是对《儒林外史》的研究考证,奠定了《儒林外史》的历史价值。同时,鲁迅对《儒林外史》的艺术手法加以评价和总结,并在自己的创作中继承、发扬。 Lu Xun opened up the modern research path of satirical novels in Qing Dynasty. He not only put forward the concept of “satirical ”, but also made a careful study of its background and features, especially the research on the “Scholars”, laying the historical value of “Scholars”. At the same time, Lu Xun evaluates and summarizes the artistic practices of “Scholars” and inherits and develops in his own creation.