变文研究的成就与不足

敦煌变文研究走过了近百年的历史,由于大批一流学者的积极参与,取得了辉煌的成就.尤其是文献的整理校注,代表了整个敦煌遗书整理校注的最高水平.文章较为系统地总结了变文研究的主要成绩,同时指出:作为一种文学作品,尤其是口头性文学作品,目前的研究还很不足.一些对其文学性的研究因为并没有抓住本质,套用了和它并不属于一个层面的作家作品理论,或不够深入、或不够准确.还就今后变文的文学研究,提出了一些看法.

Achievements and Limitations of Bianwen's Research

Dunhuang Bianwen (A popular form of narrative literature flourishing in the Tang Dynasty, with alternate prose and rhymed parts for recitation and singing, often on Buddhistic themes), with its literal value of importance, is the research focus of the academic circle all through the ages. Brilliant results have been achieved after the unremitting efforts of scholars of several generations. As far as the current situation of the research is concerned, most of the achievements concentrate on the collection and reorganization of literature, which indicates the obvious limitations in literature studies. Meanwhile some scholars are always, with literal theories and traditional text notions, study and judge the oral Bianwen which are not completely at the same level with them. Therefore some conclusions are not in conformity with the actual situation.