也談「貍貓換太子」故事的源流及發展

梁惠敏

《輔大中研所學刊》 13期 (2003/09) Pp. 275-294

https://doi.org/10.29444/JGICLDFJCU.200309.0017

摘要

「貍貓換太子」是包公案中著名的故事，故事源自於宋仁宗在劉太后崩殂後方才得知自己親生母親乃是李宸妃。史實在經歷過無數位民間文藝創作者的努力，終於成為家喻戶曉的一個傳說故事。「貍貓換太子」故事經歷不同時空、涵括了多種不同形式的民間文學形式在民間流傳著，故事由基型發展至成形且為人熟知，曾經受到許多因素觸發。本文便是在前賢的研究基礎上出發，爬梳資料，深入討論故事發展過程中曾經受過哪些作品影響，前人哪些文獻記載是錯誤的，以及情節孳乳過程所代表的意義，藉此明白故事發展的過程及其背後所代表的意義。

關鍵字

貍貓換太子 ； 李宸妃 ； 抱妝盒 ； 金丸記 ； 三俠五義

並列摘要

＂Switching the Infant Crown Prince to a Leopard Cat＂ (貍貓換太子) is one of the well-known stories of Bao-Kung's inquisitions (包公案). The story began with the emperor, Sung-Zen-Chung (宋仁宗), who found his real mother, Queen Lee (李宸妃) after his step mother, Queen Dowager Liu, (劉太后) died. Within the efforts of many folk historians and writers, the ＂Switching the Infant Crown Prince to a Leopard Cat＂ gradually became a famous legend. The story of ＂Switching the Infant Crown Prince to a Leopard Cat＂, had been developed into many different forms of folk literatures. There had been many elements involved in transferring it from a simple story to a well-known legend. This paper aims to study from the base of ancient studies related to the story of ＂Switching the Infant Crown Prince to a Leopard Cat＂, and to discuss what has caused the formation of the story. It will surely help us to understand the development and the real meanings behind the story.

並列關鍵字

The Story of ＂Switching the Infant Crown Prince to a Leopard Cat＂ ； Queen Lee ； Holding a Make-up Box ； The Story of A Gold Ball ； A Fiction of Eight Goodie