韩伟《中国古典小说的分类》(《文史哲》1994年第4期)对中国古代小说的分类提出了自己的看法:一是志怪神魔小说,二是英雄传奇小说,三是社会人情小说。作者对此类分法也提出了自己的理由:第一,从小说的发展历史看,三类作品分阶而下,明显形成历史发展的阶梯形式。我国古代小说三类作品发展的历史阶段性,不仅是文学内在规律所决定,也是社会历史发展所使然。实际上,古代小说的三类作品正体现了我国人民认识世界和自我认识的艺术历程,也是我们民族思想的艺术再现。第二,从小说的思想内容看,三类作品各自具备自己独特的思想特点。志怪神魔小说,虽记述鬼神怪异,但离不 Han Wei “classification of Chinese classical novels” (“literature, history and philosophy” 1994 the fourth period) on the classification of ancient Chinese novels put forward their own views: First, strange gods and magical novels, the second is the heroic novel, the third is social Fiction. The author also puts forward his own reasons for this kind of method: First, judging from the history of the development of the novel, the three types of works are classified in stages and obviously form a ladder form of historical development. The historical stages of the development of the three types of Chinese ancient novels are not only determined by the inherent laws of literature, but also caused by the development of social history. In fact, the three types of works of ancient novels embody the art history of our people’s understanding of the world and self-awareness, as well as the artistic reproduction of our national thoughts. Second, judging from the content of novels, all three types of works have their own unique ideological characteristics. Chi strange gods novels, although describing the spirits weird, but away from