《西游记》小说开篇诗承载先秦五级缘起说初探

On the Beginning Poem of Pilgrimage to the West Carrying the Origin of "Five Category" in the Pre-Qin Dynasty

古云"诗言志",考察《西游记》小说开篇的第一首诗与先秦五级缘起说的传承关系,即可初步探究作者的写作意图,即《西游记》的真正主旨所在。

As the old saying goes： ＂Poetry speaks the mind＂.The paper explores the relationship between the beginning poem and the origin of the ＂five category＂ in the pre-Qin dynasty,which reflects the writer＇s writing purpose and the gist of the novel.