Abstract:

Any research is supported by a corresponding system, whose nature depends on the assumptions and ideas of the researcher. Conversely, the elements contained in the system and their relationships determine the research progress and final results. There are tens of thousands of research papers on ancient novels, most of which analyze writers or works, or investigate both of them in a macro way. All of them are supported by a research system of the same kind. However, so much concerning ancient novels is to be studied, and so many different research systems are possible. Taking the adjustment and reorganization of the existing research system, the system construction of information outside the plot line, and the system construction of scattered information across the works as examples, we can explore new ways to construct a novel research system.

Key words: ancient novels, system construction, novel elements