According to historical records, Xu Wei was born in the 16th year of Zhengde and died in the 21st year of Wanli. His life spanned the four dynasties of Zheng, Jia, Long and Wan. He was an outstanding writer and artist in the late Ming Dynasty. He lost his mother in childhood and his wife in youth. He worked hard in the field of science, listened to politics behind the curtain, and was afraid of disasters. He founded the Ivy School, which occupies an extremely important position in the history of Chinese painting. He was also a first-rate dramatist in the Ming Dynasty and created realistic drama works such as "The Four-Voice Ape" and Song dynasty, so he was fully capable of writing "The Plum in the Golden Ping".
On New Year’s Eve, Professor Pan Chengyu of Shaoxing University of Arts and Sciences received an email from Professor Wu Gan, an authority on gold science in China. In the email, Wu Gan expressed great concern that Xu Wei was the author of "Jin Ping Mei" and praised
The study of the author's mystery is the first focus of Jin Ping Mei research. According to statistics, many scholars have published nearly a thousand papers with nearly 70 authors. Pan Chengyu's monograph "Jin Ping Mei" published in 1999 pointed out that the author of "Jin Ping Mei New Certificate" was Xu Wei, a famous Shaoxing scholar, which provided a new perspective and new evidence to uncover the mystery of the author of "Jin Ping Mei". In the past ten years, Pan Chengyu's "Xu Wei Theory" has been enriched and developed by Hu Lingyi, Xing and other scholars, and has become more and more "radiant". Did Pan Chengyu really solve the mystery of the author of "Jin Ping Mei"? "Is Lan Ling, who was born with a smile, really Xu Wei?" On New Year's Eve, the reporter went to Shaoxing University of Arts and Sciences for an interview.
A great novel by an anonymous author.
Forty years ago, in December of the 17th year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, a major event occurred in Beijing’s political arena that shocked both the government and the public. Judge Luo of Dali Temple played "Four Tones" for the emperor, pointing out that "the emperor's disease lies in his excessive wealth and wealth." At that time, an anonymous novelist immediately added the words "Four Greeds" in front of the "Catalogue of Zhang Hui's Novels" he had just completed, and added the name of "Chen Sizhen" to the list of two Shandong officials.
This person is the author of "Jin Ping Mei". Of course this novel is "Jin Ping Mei". The book was banned several times after its publication, and finally gained its rightful place in the history of world literature. It is recognized as a great masterpiece of world literature. In Lu Xun's "Jin Ping Mei", 19 articles first discuss "A Brief History of Chinese Novels", which states that "Jin Ping Mei" is the most famous of all love novels, praising it as "speakable but ineffable". According to surveys, since this novel was first published in the Ming Dynasty in 1931, there have been more than 30 editions, including mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and foreign translations, with nearly one million copies. The American Encyclopedia "Jin Ping Mei" is China's first great realist novel, while the French Encyclopedia said "Jin Ping Mei" is a major innovation in the history of Chinese popular novels.
Unfortunately, since the 20th century, research on "Jin Ping Mei" has made progress in many aspects, but on some basic issues, academic views are still foggy. For example, on the occasion of the 420th anniversary of the final edition of "Jin Ping Mei", the publishing circles on both sides of the Taiwan Strait still signed the author's signature when proofreading and photocopying "Jin Ping Mei". As always, "Lanling Novelist Student" remains a mystery to most readers and many scholars. Linghu Yi, professor of East Asian literature at the University of Toronto and PhD in classical novels and culture, said, "Who is the author of "The Golden Lotus"? Teacher Pan Chengyu found the correct answer for us. The mystery of the author of the book "" has been lingering in people's minds For more than 400 years. We think it’s time to solve this mystery."
Author Jin Pingmei
Pan Chengyu's "Jin Ping Mei" was published in 1999, which elaborates on Xu Wei's "Jin Ping Mei". 》The author’s theory. Xing Zai, a researcher at the Institute of Documentation and Information of Henan University, came to Shaoxing from Henan after reading Pan Chengyu's book. After reading about the urban structure of Shaoxing, Xing was amazed by the "one prefecture and two counties" pattern in the novel. Almost all the internal and external landscape layouts such as Xianqian Street, East Street, Jiekou, Shishi Street, Dengcheng, and Wuliyuan are in Shaoxing. After reading the "Ivy Bookstore", Xu Wei's former residence in his later years, Xing sighed, "Meiximen Bookstore is in Shaoxing! I will study hard and dedicate my life to Xu Wei, the author of "Xu Wei Shuo".
Why is "Jin Ping Mei New Certificate" so convincing to Xing?
In "Jin Ping Mei", Pan Chengyu conducted a comprehensive and detailed analysis of the text of "Jin Ping Mei", and compared in detail the before and after descriptions of Buddhism and Taoism in the novel. Changes. Through comparison, Pan Chengyu pointed out that the era written in "Jin Ping Mei Xin Zheng" was an era when Buddhism was in decline and Taoism was in decline for a long time. The era reflected in the novel spans the Jia, Long and Wan dynasties, with the Jiajing dynasty as the main body. The book was finalized about seventeen years later, and it was concluded that the author was not a figure from Jiajing or Wanli, but a person whose life spanned the three generations of Jia, Long and Wan, mainly living in Jiajing
There are 27 ditties, 59 short poems, 20 sets of 30 kinds, and 24 drama works, such as "New Certificate of Jin Ping Mei" and "Jin Ping Mei". On many occasions, when people should talk, scold or cry, the author He could not hide his urge to create operas, and did not create many operas. Instead, he used "Qu" to vividly depict characters and skillfully used sketching techniques in his paintings. It all depends on his sketch. Children can see their sketches and they will be able to make strange and effortless clever words. "In addition to poetry, lyrics, and parallel prose, the author also uses some non-literary applied styles, mostly official texts, such as "The Plum in the Golden Ping". It's hard to find a good friend.
My heart is always by my side.".