《列子》是先秦时期重要的道家之作,有着极高的艺术价值,孕育着很多种现代文体。采用逐章逐篇的方法进行分析和研究,《列子》至少可以析离出五种现代文体,分别是论说文、小说、小品文、寓言和神话。其中,论说文、寓言和神话在《列子》产生之前已经存在和大量运用,《列子》以其表现道家思想,成就斐然。小说和小品文是当时正在孕育的新型文体,小说用来写人叙事,形象生动,为后世“小说之祖”;小品文境界奇奥旷达,影响流波直至晚明。 “Liezi” is an important Taoist work in the pre-Qin period, with a high artistic value and pregnant with many kinds of modern style. By chapter by chapter analysis and research, “Liezi” can be isolated from at least five modern style, respectively, on the narrative, novels, essays, fables and myths. Among them, the thesis, allegory and myth have existed and been widely used before the birth of “Liezi”, and “Liezi” made remarkable achievements in its performance of Taoism. Novel and essay are the new type of style that was being nurtured at that time. The novel is used to write a narrative, the image is vivid, and the later generation is the ancestor of the novel.