期待视野是读者的内在审美尺度,影响阅读兴趣,决定接受效果。明清小说理论蕴涵丰富的接受意识,相关探讨已涉及到读者的期待视野。这一时期,小说阅读群体与创作目的皆发生变化。为追求商业利润与“寓教于乐”的阅读效果,小说创作转向对接受者的关注,而过分注重迎合读者的期待视野,则产生负面影响,导致作品的艺术水准相去甚远。 Expectations horizon is the reader’s internal aesthetic standards, affect reading interest, decided to accept the effect. The theory of novels in Ming and Qing dynasties contains rich acceptance consciousness, and the related discussions have touched readers’ expectation horizon. During this period, both the novel reading group and the creative purpose changed. In pursuit of the commercial profit and the reading effect of “entertaining”, novel writing turns to the attention of the recipient. Too much emphasis on meeting the reader’s expectation field has a negative impact, resulting in a far cry from the artistic standard of the work.