试论日本江户时期的“水浒翻案”小说

Imitative Novels in Edo Age Under the Influence of Outlaws of the Marsh

江户时期,《水浒传》传入日本,受到人们的普遍欢迎,日本文坛迅速掀起了创作"水浒翻案小说"的热潮,这期间涌现出了一大批名家名作。究其原因,一方面是因为《水浒传》高超的艺术性迎合了当时日本文坛的需要,另一方面则是因为该书给处于幕府高压统治下的市民阶层带来了极大的精神慰藉。

In the Edo Age,Japan was an introverted country,quite closed to the outside world. Introduced into Japan through SinoJapanese trade,the famous Chinese novel,Outlaws of the Marsh,brought a rush of fresh air to the depressed literary world and the introverted society of Japan. In a short time,the study of Outlaws of the Marsh prevailed throughout the Japanese literary world, which finally led to the popularity of the Edo novels imitative of Outlaws of the Marsh.