文学消费与中国古代小说、戏剧的盛衰

任何文学样式的产生、发展、流变和盛衰，都与其本身所具有的消费功能有着直接的关系。中国古代小说从产生时的“不登大雅之堂”到逐渐成为人们文学消费的主体，在这一过程中，读者的消费需求起着相当大的作用。中国古代戏剧也经历了从幼稚到成熟的过程，但由于其自身形式的局限，戏剧的消费群体随着社会的发展而逐渐萎缩，戏剧走向衰微。从文学消费角度看中国古代小说与戏剧的盛衰趋势是明显的。

On the Consumption of Literature and the Ups and Downs of the Ancient Chinese Novels and Dramas

The emergence,development,rheology as well as the prosperity and decline of any literature design will directly link with its potential market consumption.As far as the ancient Chinese novels are concerned,from their "no appealing to refined taste" in the born stage to the ultimate "hot cake" in the literature field,the readers' consumption needs played a big role in the above-mentioned process.However,as to the ancient Chinese dramas,though they also underwent the process from early immature to the ultimately ripe,due to their self-limitation,their consumers shrink gradually with the development of the Chinese society.Therefore,ancient Chinese dramas are moving towards the decline.From the angle of literature's consumption,the trend of prosperity and decline are clearly marked between ancient Chinese novels and ancient Chinese dramas.