What does the novel mean? Why is it called novel? Have you talked about it?

The word "novel" first appeared in Zhuangzi's Essays: "Decorative novels are far from county orders." Although the meaning of novel as a literary genre is not exactly the same as that of "novel" in Zhuangzi, in ancient times, novel as a literary genre has always been regarded as something not elegant.

Ban Gu's Han Shu Literature and Art Annals ranks novelists at the bottom of the top ten schools. This is the beginning of the novel being recorded by historians. "Han dynasty history. Literature and Art said: "Novelists flow, officials cover; Street talk, hearsay. " In other words, what novelists do is mainly to record folk gossip and report it to their superiors. However, although novelists are independent, they are regarded as ignorant of the world, so they are called "full of nine feet".