「干將莫邪故事」是眾人熟知的鑄劍故事，從東漢到近代，故事不斷被重新詮釋及演繹，體現可貴的文學生命價值，本文的撰寫主旨即在：一、剖析故事在各時代的流傳及演變，以建立其縱向發展脈絡；二、探討故事的空間傳播及不同的表現形式，以拓展故事的橫向聯繫；三、藉故事的內在意義透視人類的文化心理。 本文採用典籍記載、考古材料、地方風物傳說及詩歌、戲劇、舞劇上的運用等材料，首先探索故事成形的經過，並論述故事的基本架構；接著探討故事在歷代的發展與流傳，以說明故事所體現的多元而豐富的文學意義；最後探究故事所蘊含的內在意義，以窺其魅力所在。 「干將莫邪故事」在不同時代皆綻放燦爛的文化光輝，是文學藝術中不朽的創作題材，探究此故事可以瞭解其「歷史演進」的概況，並一窺人類意識中對劍的神物崇拜及復仇的文化心理，這是研究此故事的價值所在。 The famous story of ancient blacksmith couple, Gan-jiang and Mo-xie , has been reinterpreted and deduced since the dynasty of Eastern Han, with its literary value profoundly embodied. This paper aimed to: (1) analyze its heritage and development in each era, so as to construct the vertical veining; (2) investigate its spreading through space and various forms, so at to expand its horizontal connection; and (3) observe human mind behind the cultural context with insights into the internal meaning of the storyline. Materials gathered from ancient literature, archeology, folklores, verses, dramas, and dances were applied to understand the forming and the basic framework of the story. Further, the development and spreading of the story throughout different ages were examined to elucidate its diversity and abundance of literary meanings. Finally, the charms of the story were expressed through the investigation into the internal significances. With splendors on culture of different eras, the story of Gan-jiang and Mo-xie can be considered as an immortal subject in literal art. The investigation into this story not only explained its development through history but also provided a glimpse at human’s fetish-worship toward sword and the cultural psychology of revenge. This was the value of the research.
