《故事新编》是了解鲁迅后期创作和思想的重要资源,《故事新编》的“新”与“编”就内含着作者的创作取向和思想特质。具体而言,《故事新编》的“新”包括情节和主题的新变;从神话向小说的转变、间接与隐喻手法的采用、主观化和心理化的大量介入等艺术特征的新变;价值观上的民间立场取向等几个方面。此外,《故事新编》的文章创作时间与文集编排次序的不一致,反映出鲁迅创作思想的前后变化。 “A new edition of the story” is an important resource for understanding the writing and thinking of the late Lu Xun. The “new” and “compilation” of the new edition of the story embodies the author’s creative orientation and ideological qualities. Specifically, the “new” of “new stories” includes new changes in plot and theme; the new features of art, such as the transformation from myths to novels, the adoption of indirect and metaphorical approaches, the subjectivity and the massive involvement of psychology Change; the values ​​of the folk position orientation and several other aspects. In addition, the inconsistency between the article creation time and the compilation order of the collection of “The Story of the New Year” reflects the changes of Lu Xun’s creative thinking.