从敦煌残卷《唐太宗入冥记》到《西游记》中“太宗入冥”

Emperor Li Shimin Going into the Nether World in Dunhuang Scriptures and Pilgrimage to the West

敦煌残卷《唐太宗入冥记》是敦煌小说中较重要的一部,内容极富创意,充满了动态感、戏剧性,在题材上对后世小说产生了深远影响。在古代,关于"太宗入冥"一事有多种记载,如张鷟《朝野佥载》、吴承恩《西游记》中都有不同的叙述。同一件事情,而在不同的时代、作家手下有着完全不同的记载。在这种表象之下,掩藏着文学发展的一种普遍性规律。

Emperor Li Shimin Going into the Nether World in Dunhuang Scriptures is an important part full of creation, action and drama, having a deep influence upon the following novels. There have been many narrations about Emperor Li Shimin Going into the Nether World. The same thing has different narration in different age, which covered the general rule of literature development.