新发现绿野堂《歧路灯》抄本刍议

A Tentative Analysis of the Newly Discovered Lǜ Yě Táng(绿野堂) Transcript of Qiludeng(歧路灯)

新见绿野堂《歧路灯》抄本20卷,105回,除卷首有一段交代作者李海观生平、堂号、诗作的文字外,与上图抄本相比还有明显的增删,尤以第八回、第九回和第十回中较为突出。在语言上绿野堂抄本更多地使用书面词语,富于文采。绿野堂抄本应和安定筱斋抄本、洛阳民国石印本等一样,同属于国图抄本系统。

The newly discovered Lǜ Yě Táng（绿野堂） transcript of Qiludeng（歧路灯） embodies 105 chapters in altogether 20 volumes. Compared with the one preserved in Shanghai Library,the Lǜ Yě Táng（绿野堂） version has had a number of obvious additions and deletions（especially in Chapter Eight,Chapter Nine and Chapter Ten） besides an introductory note on the writer＇s life experiences,honorific designation,and representative works in the preface. Moreover,the diction of the Lǜ Yě Táng（绿野堂） transcript is noted for its preference for formal written language,displaying rich and bright literary colors. The Lǜ Yě Táng（绿野堂） transcript,like other transcripts, belongs to the same transcript system of the National Library of China.