《昔柳摭談》作者馮躍龍考:爲魯迅“馮起鳳説”正誤--兼論該書版本及僞作

An Investigation of Xi Liu Zhi Tan's Author to Be Feng Yue-long: Correction of Lu Xun's Assertion of Feng Qi-feng, with Discussions on its Versions and Fake Book

關於《昔柳摭談》的作者問題,魯迅《中國小説史略》一口咬定爲馮起鳳,不知何本,而後世學界附和者甚衆。亦有細讀文本者發現此説有誤,作者應為馮起鳳之兄,然對此人始末茫無所知,故此問題不了了之至今。筆者在細讀文本、研究相關著録及光緒《平湖縣志》等資料的基礎上,確定作者爲馮躍龍。另,筆者最近於倫敦大學亞非學院特藏室發現傳教士馬禮遜所藏《剪燈閒話》,此書假托隨園主人戲編,實爲《昔柳摭談》僞書。

Lu Xun's assertion in A Brief History of Chinese Fiction that the author of Xi Liu Zhi Tan is no other but Feng Qifeng, no trace to verify its credibility though, has long been followed by the later scholars. However, challenging voice can also be heard, arguing the fiction itself indicates that the author should be Feng's brother, yet, to whom no light has ever been shed. Thus this question remains unsolved till now. Based on meticulous reading of the fiction itself and investigations on other relevant materials, especially the Local Gazetteers of Pinghu County compiled in Guangxu reign period, the writer of this paper ascertains Feng Yuelong to be the authentic author. Moreover, the recent finding of the writer in the special collection rooms in SOAS, namely a fake book of this fiction collected by Robert Morisson and disguised itself with the title "Jian Deng Xian Hua", will also be covered in this paper.