翟佑的《剪灯新话》和李祯的《剪灯余话》两部文言传奇小说集在文言小说发展史上的地位不容忽视，其价值应予充分肯定。因为：一、它们在唐宋之后奄奄一息的传奇小说发展序列中起了传宗接代的作用。二、它们的内容很大程度上反映了时代主题。三、它们的思想和艺术尽管精芜并存，但精华是主要的，创新是明显的。四、它们有巨大的社会影响，尤在对外文化传播上。 Zhai You’s New Words of Scissor Lamps and Li Zhen’s Cutting the Lights Still can not be ignored in the history of the development of classical novels, and its value should be fully affirmed. Because: First, they played the role of preacher in the development sequence of the dying legendary novel after the Tang and Song dynasties. Second, their content largely reflects the theme of the times. Third, although their thoughts and art coexist with each other, the essence is the main one, and the innovation is obvious. Fourth, they have a huge social impact, especially on the spread of foreign cultures.