从白秀英说唱诸宫调谈《水浒传》成书的下限

On the Latest Finish Time of "Outlaws of the Marsh" According to Bai Xiuying's Oral Narrative Songs

《水浒传》的成书年代众说纷纭。本文以书中“白秀英说唱诸宫调”一段情节为内证,认为《水浒传》的成书年代下限为元末或者明初,而绝不可能再晚。

There many versions about the Latest Finish Time of Outlaws of the Marsh. In this article, according to the Bai Xiuying＇s Oral Narrative Songs mentioned in the novel, the author presents that the masterpiece should be written in the late Yuan Dynasty or the early Ming Dynasty.