≪萬曆野獲編⋅徵夢≫ 飜譯 및 註釋

Abstract

Shen Defu(沈德符)’s Wanliyehuobian(萬曆野獲編) is a description of a person and an event, reflecting the numerous figures and various phenomena of the Ming(明) Dynasty. In addition, he has a strong personality to complement political affairs by fairly and objectively describing events or characters that can not be dealt with in an official history. This paper carried out the translation and annotation of Zhengmeng(徵夢) in vol. 28. The stories in Zhengmeng(徵夢) are as exciting as reading a novel like Liaozhaizhiyi(聊齋志異), which is a collection of superstitious and absurd stories. As the title Zhengmeng(徵夢) which means “Dreams Prove to Be True”, this part contains stories related to the dream. It introduces dreams that show or symbolically suggest what will happen in the future, and episodes that take place in reality accordingly. Like the other stories in the book, the story of the characters from Jiajing(嘉靖) period to Wanli(萬曆) period of the Ming(明) dynasty is used as an aid to enhance the credibility of the narrative. Zhengmeng(徵夢) consists of five writings: Jiashuzhuangyuan(甲戌狀元), Yimingyuanzonggao(儀銘袁宗皋), Yaomeng(妖夢), Dongkuangyanshangshu(董曠菴尙書), Mengzongrulin(夢宗汝霖). Among the episodes in Zhengmeng(徵夢), the dreams of Lu Zhongxi(陸中錫), Sun Botan(孫柏潭)’s father, and Shen Defu(沈德符)’s father for Dong Kuangyan(董曠菴) can be seen as a sign of what will happen in the future. And the dreams of Yuan Zonggao(袁宗皋), Zhang Bangchang(張邦昌), Liu Yu(劉豫), Wu Xi(吳曦), Zhang Juzheng(張居正) and Xu Guocheng(許國誠) can be seen as dreams with both warning and preshowing actions that make them prepare for bad results while foreshadowing future events. The five men of Yuan Zonggao(袁宗皋), Zhang Bangchang(張邦昌), Liu Yu(劉豫), Wu Xi(吳曦), and Zhang Juzheng(張居正) did not realize the warning behind their dreams and had no good ending, and Xu Guocheng(許國誠) was able to overcome the difficult crisis because he realized the warning and took action.