在提及章回小说早期的辉煌时 ,人们常常提及其类型的演变 ,如何由讲史、传奇、神魔而世情。然而这些小说几乎都源于民间说话 ,由此导致的明显特征便是形象复现。形象复现决非仅仅来自摹仿 ,它似乎已成为一种原则 ,为文人近乎自觉地选择与运用。可以说 ,初兴期章回小说 ,恰恰是以空前的形象复现构成了一个完整的“互文本”系统 ,重新演绎了长期以来说话中所蕴含的市民意识。追索四大类型演变中的交织情况 ,可以进一步理解初兴期章回小说的内在意蕴 When it comes to the early glory of the novels, people often talk about the evolution of their genre, how to tell stories, legends, and demon world affairs. However, almost all of these novels originate from the private conversations, and the obvious characteristic resulted from this is the image reproduction. The reappearance of the image is by no means merely imitation; it seems to have become a principle for the literati to choose and apply it almost automatically. It can be said that the early Epoch chapter novels, it is precisely the unprecedented image reproduction constitutes a complete “mutual text” system, re-interpretation of the long-term discourse contained in the public awareness. Pursuing the interweaving of the four major types of evolution can further understand the intrinsic meaning of the novels of the early period