从《水浒传》看宋代公吏的法律生活

有关宋代公吏制度在社会生活中发挥的实效状况,以及公吏阶层的法律生活包括任用、素质、收入和执法等活动的研究,因资料匮乏而凸显空白.中国古代"文史一家"的传统使得<水浒传>描写的社会生活具有一定的真实性.从作品人物、篇幅和内容上看,<水浒传>是一部主要描写公吏法律生活的作品.为此,以<水浒传>为素材来考察宋代公吏的法律生活状况有一定的意义.

A Study of Legal Life of the Government Officials in the Book of Water Margin

Little known to us now is the actual roles the government officials played in the social life of Song Dynasty,their legal activities,and related information concerning their appointment,qualifications,income and law enforement,largely due to lack of information.Fortunately,the literary tradition of ancient China,that is,the combination of literature and history helps reveal the true social life in Song Dynasty in Water Margin.Looking from the perspectives of number of characters,the length and content of th...