百回本《西游记》作者新探

New Reflections on the Hundred Chapter Version of His-yu Chi

百回本《西游记》的作者是谁?学术界对这个问题的讨论意见纷殊。但不管如何,寻探的出发点应该回到文本本身。百回本文本的署名"华阳洞天主人校、金陵世德堂梓行"透露了极大的信息。首先,从对金陵世德堂的考证可知,《西游记》最早刻本是官刻本(区别于家刻本、坊刻本),它提示了《西游记》作者应是与朱明王朝的藩王府有着很深的关系;其次,从对"华阳洞天主人"的考察则证明,他不仅难能作为否定吴承恩著作权的证据,相反恰恰证明"华阳洞天主人"极有可能是吴承恩与百回本《西游记》刻者世德堂、序文作者陈沅之为适应当时形势,及其追逐读者市场的一个合谋的产物。最后,对百回本《西游记》文化背景的整体分析,其条条线索都为坚持"吴承恩说"的观点提供新的证据。

Who is the auhor of the hundred chapter version of His-yu chi There is no definite answer in the academic field. The signature of the original text, which is "the host of ‘Huayang Dongtian’ proofread and Shide Hall of Jinlin printed", reveals much information. First of all, the earliest of printed edition of His-yu chi is the government printed edition rather than the mill block-printed edition or the private printed edition. It suggests that the author should have a deep relationship with the Sei...