笔名平江不肖生的向恺然,以成名作《江湖奇侠传》、代表作《近代侠义英雄传》,开启了和传统武侠传奇小说截然不同的新面貌,在中国文学新旧转型的过程中具有不可低估的意义。《近代侠义英雄传》以霍元甲为中心人物,以其“三打外国大力士”的爱国事迹为主轴,旁及王五、谭嗣同、秦鹤歧等一代武林义士、江湖奇人。小说中呈现出强种救国武学思想,对西方的批判,对东洋的仇视以及对自身文化、民族性的省思,使这部被称为“民国武侠小说中的扛鼎之作”具有时代价值与深刻寓意。 Written name Pingjiang unscrupulous students to Kai Ran, fame as “Legend of the Fable”, the representative of “Heroes of Modern Chivalry” opened with a new look different from the traditional martial arts legend novel in the process of the Chinese literature old and new transformation must not Underestimated the significance. The “Heroes of Modern Chivalry” takes Huo Yuanjia as the central figure, with its patriotic deeds of “Three Behind Foreign Hercules” as its main axis, alongside Wang Wu, Tan Sitong, Qin Heqi and other generations of martial arts righteousnesses and wonderful rivers and lakes. The novel shows a strong kind of saving the nation’s martial arts thought, criticism of the West, hostility toward Japan and its own culture, ethnic reflection of the nation, so that this is known as With the value of the times and profound meaning.