敦煌本《唐太宗入冥记》的拟题、年代及其叙事艺术

On the supposed name, scribal era and narrative skill of Tang Taizong' s Adventure in the Hell

敦煌本《唐太宗入冥记》是中国古代通俗小说发轫期的一部重要作品,对其拟题由来、抄写年代还存在着误解和歧见,关于其叙事艺术的研究也存在着不足。文章拟分三个层次对这些问题作粗浅的探讨,力图清晰地显示它在小说史上的地位。

Tang Taizong＇ s Adventure in the Hell is one of the most important Dunhuang transcriptions. With regard to its supposed name and scribal era, there exist misunderstanding and different views that must be pointed out. In addtion, its narrative skill has been ignored. In this pater, we try to put forward our opinion on the above - mentioned problems in order to clarify its position in the history of Chinese ancient novels.