「聊齋志異」の會話表現について

Abstract

Liao Chai Chih I, Gothic Romance written by P'u Sung-ling (蒲松齡) in the early eighteenth century, has been adapted into plays by many dramatists. It is, I think, because the conversation in Liao Chai Chih I is exceedingly dramatic. I shall, for example, analyze the scene in which Wang Kuei-an (王桂菴)'s humorous expressions cause unimagined crisis; the scene in which Wang Ch'êng (王成) plays a thrilling action; and the scene in which Ying Ning (嬰寧) plays with words. What I intend to point out are the dramatic elements in the conversations in Liao Chai Chih I. The dramatic elements come from P'u Sung-ling's deep insights into common man's acts and psychology. That's why Liao Chai Chih I is not restricted only by the genre of novel, but can also be trans-formed into plays, bardic songs and folk tales.