论“织女变心”传说的渊源——兼论唐代的文化精神

On the Origin of "the Change of Heart by the Weaving Girl"——Also on the Cultural Spirit in Tang Dynasty

牛郎织女的神话传说在流传过程中有很多变异,到了唐朝中期产生了"织女变心"说,宋代笔记小说也有类似记载。考察"织女变心"说产生的渊源及其历史文化原因,有助于进一步理解唐宋时代的文化精神。

The myth of The Herd Boy and Weaving Girl underwent many variations in the course of circulation and, by the middle of the Tang Dynasty, there occurred the version of ＂change of heart of the weaving girl＂ and there were similar re-cords in the note--style stories of the Song Dynasty. Investigating the origin and the historical and cultural reasons for the occurrence of the version helps to understand the cultural ethos of the Tang and Song periods.