西方的文学发展到了十九世纪末,似乎面临着一场危机,一切固有的传统都被毫不留情地打碎了。情节自戏剧、小说产生以来,就是作为重要的形式因素存在的,而现代派文学中,它却经历了一个变更的阶段,逐渐地淡化掉。那么情节究竟是什么?新旧情节论有哪些不同之处?该怎样来欣赏现代派文学(戏剧、小说)的情节淡化现象,这些就是本文所要论述的几个问题。 The development of Western literature by the end of the nineteenth century seemed to be facing a crisis, and all its inherent traditions were shattered mercilessly. Since the emergence of drama and novels, the plot has existed as an important form factor. In modernist literature, however, it has undergone a phase of change and gradually weakened. So what exactly is the plot? What are the differences between the old and the new episode? How to appreciate the desalination of the modernist literature (drama, novel), these are several issues to be discussed in this article.