《古今清谈万选》的编者是周近泉。书中有18篇作品可考知作者和出处。编者改动原篇名,统一以四字为标题,并删改原作品的开头和情节,破坏了小说的完整性和艺术性。尚奇崇怪的选材特点,及每篇配有插图且进行评点注释的编刊版式,体现出编者的小说理论批评观念,也表明文言小说的通俗化、大众化,推动了雅俗文化的融合,反映了明代的文学思潮,具有鲜明的时代特色和多重价值。 “Ancient and modern talk about the election,” the editor is Zhou nearly spring. 18 books in the book can be found in the author and source. Editors change the original name, the unity of the four characters as the title, and delete the original works of the beginning and plots, undermining the integrity of the novel and artistic. The characteristics of Shangqi’s strange material selection, and the compilation of each edition with annotations and commentaries on the illustrations embody the editors’ theoretical criticism of fiction. It also shows the popularization and popularization of classical Chinese novels, which promotes the fusion of elegance and custom and reflects The literary trend of Ming Dynasty, with distinct characteristics of the times and multiple values.