With the aid of an explanation on the ideas on humor novels of Milan Kundera (1929- ), the author delineates the great history of humor novel in the last four centuries especially its tragic lot in the cultural context of the 20th century.

• 以米兰·昆德拉为切入点 ,借助于对其幽默小说观的阐发及其作品所受幽默文化影响的考察 ,揭示了近四个世纪以来幽默小说的伟大进程及其在 2 0世纪文化语境中的曲折命运。