本书是教育部人文社会科学青年基金项目成果，主要分析明清刊本《西游记》丰富的插图在形式的演变上所表现出的地域上的不同刊刻风格，以及因镌刻者技法不同而形成的不同风貌，也反映了在印刷技术改进后所形成的刻印与石印风格差异，同时揭示了小说流布国外后所形成的本土与异域的民族审美差异。从语-图互文的角度出发，分析明清刊本《西游记》的艺术价值及其传承关系。本书对明清《西游记》图文关系研究只是对特定历史时间的断代研究，对《西游记》图文关系的研究可以起到抛砖引玉的作用。

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第一章  明清刊本《西游记》概述······· 006

第一节  目录学中的插图本《西游记》·············································· 007

第二节  明清插图本《西游记》版本述论··········································· 013

第三节  明清《西游记》插图形式····················································· 029

第二章  “语—图”互文视野下《西游记》人物形象研究································ 031

第一节  唐僧形象演变····································································· 031

第二节  孙悟空形象变迁·································································· 048

第三节  猪八戒形象变迁·································································· 065

第四节  沙和尚形象变迁·································································· 077

第五节  白龙马形象解读·································································· 084

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第七章  日本《绘本西游记》互文性研究·················································· 313

第一节  日本《绘本西游记》概况····················································· 313

第二节  绘本对李评本插图的互文表现·············································· 315

第三节  绘本摆脱李评本插图影响后的发展········································ 323

主要参考文献········································· 327

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