The research on illustrated Rong Yu Tang edition "Mr. Li Zhuo-Wu commented Water Margin"

• Main Authors: Yi-Ting Chang, 張依婷
• Other Authors: Shih-Hua Chen
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2015
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/31076107866685026612

碩士 === 淡江大學 === 中國文學系碩士班 === 103 === Water Margin is an important and classic work of Chinese literature. It is an accumulation of works by several writers throughout history. Originally pure text, it was transformed into a novel with illustrations during Ming Dynasty. This study mainly focuses on the exploration of relevance between text and illustration with an attempt to analyze the correspondence or contradiction among the text and the illustration in the Water Margin. At the same time, the thesis is to evaluate formats and compositions of illustrations in different versions of Water Margin. Chapter one deals with the motivation for the study. It demonstrates the focused version of illustrated Water Margin among a collected repertoire, as well as the version that serves as a contrary. An analysis is provided to verify the notion that illustrations and virtual text can be mutually interpreted. Chapter two and three establish a comparison of Rong Yu Tang’s drawings in Mr. Li Zhuwu Criticized the Water Margin and other drawings from the perspective of mutual translation between text and illustrations. Chapter four synthesizes the outcome of comparison in Chapter Two and Chapter Three. The relevance between illustrations and text is explored. The correspondence and contradiction between the illustrations and texts is also discussed. A further explanation on the features of Yuan Wu Ya’s version that differentiate itself from Rong Yu Tang’s version is displayed. Chapter five analyzes the relevance between character imagery in Chen Hong Tuan’s block print Water Margin Leaves and the character imagery in the text of Water Margin. The rationale in Rong Yu Tang’s Mr. Li Zhuwu Criticized the Water Margin serves as reference in the analysis. Chapter six provides an overview of the theory. Based on the analyses in previous chapters, the researcher demonstrates the mutual interpretation between illustrations and the novel itself. Findings about the advantages, disadvantages, and correspondence of illustrations and text are also exhibited.