明代道教文学研究的几个问题

明代道教文学的发展表现出与前代不同的特点,道教徒的文学创作相对趋于衰落,教外士人创作的表现道教主题的戏曲、小说等作品数量迅速增加。如何处理道教徒创作与非道教徒的道教文学创作在明代道教文学演变的整体格局中的关系,是明代道教文学史写作的关键。本文着眼于对象与人物、文献与文本、方法与评价等三个方面,就明代道教文学研究中存在的问题提出若干思考。

Several Issues concerning the Study of Taoist Literature in the Ming Dynasty

The development of Taoist literature in the Ming dynasty was different from the previous times because the literary creation of Taoists was on the decline while that of non Taoists was on the increase. The relations between the Taoist literary creation by the two groups were the key to the writing of the history of Taoist literature in the Ming dynasty. The paper discusses three aspects of Taoist literature in the Ming dynasty.