本論文《唐詩中的吳越人物評述》研究人物包含句踐、夫差、范蠡、伍子胥與西施，先以人物相關史料為佐分析出人物形象的形成，再以全唐詩為主要研究材料，比較人物形象的演變並探究其中分歧原因，進一步探討唐代文人思想與時代背景下的共同意識。 本論文共分為六章。首章緒論，說明研究動機與研究取向。 第二章，吳越人物評述的史事背景。由信史見吳越人物的時代背景，探究吳越爭霸的歷史樣貌，了解吳越人物形象形成的基本架構。 第三章，憂勞可以興國，逸豫可以亡身。主要論述吳越兩國的君主─夫差和句踐─二人形象的形成及演變，再由其中分歧探討唐代的盛衰演變。 第四章，疾風知勁草，板蕩識忠臣。此章論述吳越兩國的忠臣─伍子胥和范蠡─二人形象的形成及演變，並探討唐人對二位臣子的評價與其他影響。 第五章，西施人物溯源與形象的形成。主要論述西施的傳說、形象與象徵，並探討唐詩中詠西施詩的轉變。依唐代詠西施的形象的轉變，可與其時代背景與政事發展相連結，因此，可以從詩人對西施詩的評價態度中，從側面窺視一個王朝的盛衰軌跡。 第六章，結論。除了總結全文，重申吳越人物形象在正史與唐詩中的差異外，也總結各章節吳越人物產生的問題與思考，由吳越人物詩歌探討唐代時人的共同意識與個人抒懷，藉以彰顯歷史與文學整合的意義與價值所在。 Five characters including Gou Jian, Fu Chai, Fan Li, Wu Zi-Xu, and Xi Shi from Wu and Yue kingdoms in ancient china are investigated in this paper. These characters’ images in relevant historical data are analyzed first. Then the shaping and evolution of these characters’ images in Tang poetry are discussed. Possible causes that change these characters’ images are explored to reveal the literati thought in Tang Dynasty. This thesis is organized as follows: Chapter 1 introduces the research motivation. Chapter2 reviews the history of Wu and Yue kingdoms to figure out these characters’ background. Chapter 3, Chapter 4, and Chapter 5 investigate the characters’ images in Tang poetry for two kings—Gou Jian and Fu Chai, two loyal ministers—Fan Li, Wu Zi-Xu, and Xi Shi respectively. We also discuss the rise and fall of Tang dynasty, the appraisement for two different types of loyal ministers, and the chant of Xi Shi which are written implicitly in Tang poetry. Chapter 6 gives our conclusions. This thesis intends to reveal literati thought in Tang dynasty according to poems about Wu and Yue characters, which demonstrates that integrating history and literature is actually a meaningful and valuable research method.
