现存《新刻金瓶梅词话》为《金瓶梅》初刻本新考——兼论其最终刊刻完成时间

A new Textual Research of the Extant“Newly printed Jin Pingmei’s Ci Poetry”is the First Printed Edition of the“Jinpingmei”:Simultaneously Discuss the Printing time of its Final Publication

梳理现存《新刻金瓶梅词话》是否为《金瓶梅》的初刻本相关论述,双方不少分歧属于对个别文献解读的仁智之见,沈德符所见“吴中刻本”就是《金瓶梅》的初刻本则是在不断讨论中形成的重要共识。实际上,解决这一问题的关键在于确定现存《新刻金瓶梅词话》刊刻完成时间以及沈德符“金瓶梅”条所记其得见“吴中刻本”时间。根据避讳情况,现存《新刻金瓶梅词话》刊刻完成在万历四十八年(1620)九月至天启元年(1621)正月之间;根据沈德符生平及其与丘志充交往情况,其得见《金瓶梅》初刻本并撰写“金瓶梅”条时间亦为万历四十八年。文献记载与实物证据的交叉重合,充分证明现存《新刻金瓶梅词话》就是《金瓶梅》初刻本,其最终刊刻完成时间为万历四十八年年底。

Analyse on the discussion of whether the extant“Newly printed Jin Pingmei’s Ci Poetry”is the first printed edition of the“Jinpingmei”,many differences between the two sides belong to the benevolence and wisdom of the interpretation of individual documents,an importan consensus is that the edition which appeared in Su zhou met by Shen De fu is the frist edition of Jin Ping Mei formed in the past discussion.In fact,the key to solve this problem lies in determine the printed time of the extant“Newly printed Jin Pingmei’s Ci Poetry”,simultaneously determine the time of the edition which appeared in Suzhou recorded by Shen Defu.According to the taboo situation,the extant“Newly printed Jin Pingmei’s Ci Poetry”was printed between September 48 of Wanli and the first month of the first year of the Apocalypse.Shen Defu saw the first edition and recorded the situation of“Jin Pingmei”was 48 of Wanli based on his experiences and interaction with Qiu Zhichong.It is fully proved that the extant“Newly printed Jin Pingmei’s Ci Poetry”is the first printed edition of the“Jinpingmei”,and the printing was completed at the end of 48 of Wanli on the overlapping of the documentary records and physical evidence.