“灰姑娘”母题下《落洼物语》和《叶限》的对比考察

A Comparison Between Otikubo Story and Yexian Under the Same Motif of Cinderella

"灰姑娘"这一母题属于世界范围的共通母题,以"灰姑娘"为母题的故事数量繁多。而《落洼物语》和《叶限》则分别是日本版和中国版的"灰姑娘"。两作品在同一母题下,在文化、社会背景和内容方面既表现出某些相同之处,也呈现出诸多相异之处。从上述两方面出发对两作品进行对比考察可以加深对两部作品理解的同时也究明其异同点。

Cinderella is a worldwide common motif. There are a lot of stories which involves this motif.Otikubo Story and Yexian are Japanese and Chinese“Cinderella”respectively.The same motif in the two works has similarities and differences in culural and social background and content.This paper focuses on a comparison between the two works, and it concludes that not only a more comprehensive and profound understanding of these two works can be materialized, but also the similarities,differences as well as some specific underlying cultural features can be revealed.