Lost Xiaonanzhou Group

Chapter 199 Random Guessing When "Water Margin" was Compiled ([-])

The version of the Ming Dynasty novels is too difficult to preserve due to the publication of the Ming version of the novels (it seems that there are two existing "Water Margin" Jiajing remnants, both of which survived by "covering the book cover").

The Ming Dynasty was also an era when booksellers collectively let themselves go. It can be said that manuscripts and engraved copies flew together, and literati and gunmen were both shirtless to drive ducks into battle.

The head of the head of the Chinese novel like "Water Margin", judging from the current circulation, what kind of complicated version, simplified version, [-]-volume version, [-]-back version, [-]-back version, supplementary version, half-cut version, The old version... has been handed down to the present, and for new and young readers, it is simply a mess.

Personal opinion, the source of the novel version, especially the source of the book, should avoid antique dealers and literary youth.

Fortunately, the former is really a person who has a lot of physical objects in the Ming Dynasty. You can probably tell the approximate publication year by looking at the layout, paper, and ink color.For example: Although I have not seen the two pages of "Jingben Zhongyi Biography" collected by Shanghai Museum, I also think that they are indeed earlier than Zheng Zhenduo's "Loyalty Water Margin" published in the Jiajing period (biography) It is written and engraved on white cotton paper (this version also has no contact with the real thing. Judging from the shadow of the book, it is written and engraved on white cotton paper in Zhao style. Personally, I think that Zheng Zang's book is a bit like the Wanli block edition).

It is the worst thing to discuss the origin and development of novels without a solid foundation in textual research and committing literary infirmities.For example, the most popular argument seen on the Internet: "Fengshen Yanyi" praises plagiarism "Journey to the West".In my opinion, it is extremely funny and childish.Is it difficult to find two contemporaneous editions to praise each other's schools, combined with the plot, geography and humanities, for the language ability of high school or above?

Not to mention the versions of these two works, just like "Water Margin", there are many and confusing versions, and the authors of these two works are now more unreliable than "Water Margin" at the public level.

In order to research the source of Ming edition novels, one must first thoroughly read the "plot and characters" of the novel.

The plot characters of "Water Margin" are combined with various existing publications, documents and other materials, and the source of the book is researched. In my opinion, it can be roughly divided into four stages.

36. The historical records record the time when Song Jiang and others gathered together ~ "Song Jiang 1307 Praises", the lower limit of the time limit ([-]).

Judging from the content of 36 likes:
1. The "personal design" and related stories of Song Jiang and other 36 people have already taken shape among the people (without Lin Chong and Gongsun Sheng, they are replaced by Sun Li and Chao Gai)
2. The plots of Zhaoan, Zhengliao, and Fangla have not yet taken shape. The character design and related plots of 72 Disha have not yet been formed.

3. The actions of Song Jiang and other 36 people are defined as "voluntary bravery".The plot around the characters is similar to the "martial arts" stories of later generations.

Second, the end of the Southern Song Dynasty and the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty to the beginning of the Ming Dynasty (Hongwu period).

Judging from the related content of "Water Margin" in "Xuanhe Legacy of the Great Song Dynasty":
1. Among the 36 people, the two key roles of Lin Chong and Gongsun Sheng appeared, and "Water Margin" must have given birth to "forced to the top" and "gods and demons" related plots.

2. The plot of the 72 Disha characters is still not fully formed, but there are sporadic characters and plots other than the 36 Tiangang.

3. The characters and story prototypes of "Zhao'an", "Zheng Liao", "Zheng Fangla", and "36 people" who were bestowed by the God of Nine Heavens Xuannv began to appear in folk tales, dramas, and Zhugongdiao.

4. The theme of the story is still a chivalrous story of "righteous bravery".Of course, the theme of "loyalty" is also brewing.At this stage, there are not many "literati" involved in original creation and secondary creation, and the character design and unit plot are generally "fresh" and "simple" in style.

(End of this chapter)