On Fiction Theory Of Hu Yinglin

Hu Yinglin is a knowledgeable man in Ming Dynasty. He made significant contributions to classical philology, literature and history, but he had no intention of attending the imperial examinations. He is one of the most prominent scholars in the domain of research on Chinese classical fiction theory. As a result of the effect of the western fiction theory, Hu Yinglin's accomplishment on fiction research hasn't acquired enough attention.With a lot of data about Chinese history practice, Chinese fiction theory development history, and prevailing custom of learning in Ming Dynasty, the paper strives to dissect thoroughly, observe roundly and evaluate objectively Hu Yinglin's fiction idea.Hu Yinglin's research consists of differentiating fake, textual research) theory induction, and summing-up based on the literature investigation. The systematic learning means is the way of philology (it consist of the bibliography, Differentiate fake, textual research, etc.) Hu Yinglin's sturdily systematic learning is so worshipful in later Ming Dynasty when the academic discipline is universally lacking in substance and people place gassy words.Hu Yinglin succeeded fiction viewpoint of preceding generation completely, summing up and elaborating preceding generation of fiction idea. At the same time, he carried on the innovation to the fiction idea of preceding generation. Hu Yinglin hold the view of "Zibu Xiaoshuo " talking about fiction in "Nine Grades ", which is the inheritance of tradition, however, he also noticed the changes of the fiction form, publishing amount, writer, subject matter, spread, and so on. He Wholly analyzed and expounded these new phenomena. On the basis of fiction development practice, Hu Yinglin "Revised Nine Grades " and set the fiction on 7th of "Nine Grades "that had been outside of the nine grades before. Accordingly, the reputation of the fiction is rehabilitated, and the position of fiction is apparently lifted. Hu Yinglin still catch sight of and discuss rationality of romance, establish the rule of writing romance. Moreover, Hu Yinglin deeply understands the function of fiction.Hu Yinglin's attempt to classify fiction is undoubtedly successful. This kind of fiction classification takes into consideration the development history and development practice of fiction. This kind of attempt possesses the positive significance. For one thing, it tidies up the innumerable and disordered fiction features, and thus the connotation as well as the denotation of the fiction becomes clear; for another, the successful classification attempt makes it possible to classify fiction in classical Chinese and provides the praiseworthy reference for descendants. It is initiatory that Hu Yinglin constructs Chinese fiction development history with the history viewpoint of "Each generation possesses its own fiction". His history viewpoint and fiction history research, have a far-reaching intrinsic effect to the later discussion and construction of fiction history. The Brief History of Chinese Fiction is one of those that use Hu Yinglin's theory for reference.