In order to confirm the fact in theory, so that we can clearly outline a developmental period in novel history, we define the stylistic feature of the Romance in Tang dynasty as the admixture of ode and biography.

• 我们将唐人传奇的文体特征界定为传、记的辞章化，即旨在从理论上确认这一事实，以清晰地勾勒出小说史的一个发展阶段。