兒童版史記評論

On Adaptations of Shi-ji for Children

曾在臺灣出版而成冊的兒童版《史記》故事，起碼有二十種之多，近年仍不斷有新作出版，但研究兒童文學的學者，少有評論這些改寫本的品質，本文嘗試檢討其寫作優劣。研究發現，這些作品除了一本大體不錯、幾本有零星優點之外，整體而言，充斥著各種缺點。細察這些寫作缺點，可能由於作者態度不夠認真；他們下筆之前，應該沒有仔細閱讀《史記》原文，尤其是有些缺點一再出現，大部分的新作可能只參考了前人的改寫，同時也因襲了前人的錯誤。本文指出這些版本各種有待商榷之處，並嘗試建議可行的改進之道。

There are more then twenty versions of adaptations of Shi-Ji published in Taiwan; however, there are mistakes in the contents of different versions. I argue that many writers did not read the original version of Shi-Ji carefully. My point is that writers of children's literature should do sufficient research before writing. In this paper, I highlight the problems and give some suggestions.