李公佐及其小說撰作試探

A Study of Li Gong Zuo and His Fiction Writing

本篇嘗試探究唐代甚具影響力的小說家李公佐及其小說撰作。在李公佐相關文獻資料有限的情況下，首先依據李公佐〈南柯太守傳〉、〈謝小娥傳〉、〈廬江馮媼傳〉、〈古岳瀆經〉等四篇文本的自述，以及白行簡〈李娃傳〉、李復言《續玄怪錄•尼妙寂》中述及李公佐的內容，並佐以史傳等文獻資料，參酌前人研究成果，推論小說家李公佐為《新唐書•宗室世系表》所記「千牛備身李公佐」可能性最大，並試圖勾勒出李公佐生平遊宦的歷程。接著分別針對李公佐遊宦歷程於行旅中與士人聚會話奇，和親身所證、所歷奇事，嘗試理解李公佐小說撰作的源由，並抉發其小說文本具有的情思意蘊所表達的對當時政治、社會的關切。本篇藉由李公佐及其小說撰作的探究，揭示唐代士人遊宦經歷與唐代小說撰作、流傳的互涉面貌之一斑，並提供一些思考小說撰作之於士人生活的意義和唐代小說發展因素的觀點。

This paper attempts to explore Li Gong Zuo and his fiction writing in Tang Dynasty. In the case of limited information of Li Gong Zuo’s life, this paper first bases on the biography of four works named “Nan Ke Tai Shou Zhuan”, “Xie Xiao-E Zhuan”, “Lu Jiang Feng-Ao Zhuan” and “Gu Yue Du Jing” which were written by Li, as well as the contents of Li which were mentioned in “Li Wa Zhuan” written by Bai Xing Jian and “Ni Miao Ji” written by Li Fu Yan. This paper then bases on historical biography and infers that it is most likely that Li was mentioned as “Qian Niu Bei Shen Li Gong Zuo” in “Imperial Clan Genealogy Table” of New Tang Book, and attempts to draw the outline of Li, especially his journey as an official. This paper intends to understand the origin of fictions writing in these views and the implication in the content of Li fictions to the political and social concerns at that time. And then, the purpose of this study is to explore Li and his fiction writing, to reveal the partial situation of the interaction between literati’s official life and their fiction writings and its transmission in the Tang Dynasty. In addition, the paper offers scholars some opinions to think about the significance of fiction writing towards the life of literati and the factors of the development of fictions in the Tang Dynasty.