「純淨化」狹邪：論《世紀末少年愛讀本》對《品花寶鑑》的改寫與在臺灣同志文學的定位

Purifying the Courtesan Novel: On “The Romance of the Boy’s Love in the end of the Century” Rewriting of “The Illustrated Book of Male Actress” and Its Position in Taiwanese Queer Literature

吳繼文的《世紀末少年愛讀本》（1996）一書，乃是依據清末陳森所撰寫的小說《品花寶鑑》改寫而來。由於《品花寶鑑》以書寫文人與伶人之間的男性交際與情慾書寫為主要內容，並透過男性之間的情感互動模式，表現「正情」與「邪淫」兩者之間的對照，因此歷來對於《品花寶鑑》的定位，多歸入「狹邪小說」或「世情小說」的分類中。但是吳繼文在改寫《世紀末少年愛讀本》時，雖然以《品花寶鑑》為藍本，但是透過兩種敘事視角，並且強化對於純潔情感的渴望與追求，但是在追求之後，一反《品花寶鑑》的團圓結局，而是轉為蒼茫收場，指陳情感在漫長的時間推移下，終將歸於虛無的特質。
《世紀末少年愛讀本》的寫作特點，不僅轉換了《品花寶鑑》的文本性質，置放在臺灣同志文學的書寫脈絡中，也在世紀末極力書寫情慾的特點中獨樹一格，使之在臺灣同志文學史的定位中有其特殊意義。因此本論文從《世紀末少年愛讀本》對《品花寶鑑》的改寫與轉化為中心，並進一步從當代的同志文學寫作現象，分析《世紀末少年愛讀本》在臺灣同志文學發展中的特點與關懷。

Wu Ji-Wen’s“The Romance of the Boy’s Love in the end of the Century”(世紀末少年愛讀本，Shijimo shaonianai duben) (1996) is a rewritten adaptation of the late-Qing novel“The Illustrated Book of Male Actress”(品花寶鑑，Pinhua Baojian) by Chen Sen. Since“The Illustrated Book of Male Actress”primarily depicts relationships and erotic interactions between literati and male actress, and contrasts“genuine affection”with“perverse lust”through male same-sex emotional dynamics, it has traditionally been categorized as a“courtesan novel”(狹邪小說，xiaxie xiaoshuo) or a“secular novel”(世情小說，shiqing xiaoshuo). However, in Wu Ji-wen’s adaptation, while the original serves as the foundation, he employs two narrative perspectives and intensifies the emphasis on the longing and pursuit of pure emotions. Unlike the reconciliatory ending of“The Illustrated Book of Male Actress”, Wu’s work concludes with a sense of desolation, highlighting the ultimate futility of emotion as it dissolves over the course of time.
The literary characteristics of“The Romance of the Boy’s Love in the end of the Century”not only transform the nature of the original text but also position the work within the broader context of Taiwanese queer literature. Standing out amidst the end of the century wave of erotic writing, Wu’s adaptation offers a unique literary approach, thereby granting it a distinct and significant place in the history of Taiwanese queer literature. This paper centers on rewriting and transformation of“The Romance of the Boy’s Love in the end of the Century”and“The Illustrated Book of Male Actress”, and further explores its particular characteristics and thematic concerns within the broader development of contemporary queer literature in Taiwan.