一、引言“中国俗文学”可以说是“五四”新文化运动中出现的一个新学科。随着清末敦煌石窟文物的发现,大批久已湮没的唐五代俗文学作品展示在人们眼前,这一文学传统的源流因革昭然若揭。此后,文学艺术工作者们对中国俗文学研究的兴趣日趋浓厚,许多学者冲破传统观念的束缚,逐渐开始对存世的俗文学资料进行系统的发掘、整理和研究。这 I. INTRODUCTION “Chinese popular literature” can be said to be a new discipline emerging during the May 4th New Culture Movement. With the discovery of Dunhuang Grottoes at the end of Qing Dynasty, a great number of obsolete literary works in Tang Dynasty and Five Dynasties, which were obliterated for a long time, are displayed in front of people. The origins of this literary tradition are plainly revealed. Since then, the literary and art workers have become more interested in the research of Chinese popular literature. Many scholars have broken the shackles of traditional concepts and begun to systematically excavate, collate and study the popular literature of the world. This