張曉風的短篇小說〈人環〉，創作題材來自〈許彥鵝籠〉，旨在探討人類「情」與「慾」之外遇情節母題，這系列小說可溯源自〈梵志吐壺〉、〈道人奇術〉等筆記小說文本。本文以張曉風短篇小說〈人環〉為主，透過比較文學觀點，探索與比較張曉風文學原型，選取相同母題的歷代作品做「歷時性」的分析，並從敘事學角度分析比較作者與作者間，以及文本與文本間的細微差異，剖析張曉風〈人環〉從中國文學根基中出發，對此類「外遇」母題再創作的傳承與演變，進而對張曉風〈人環〉的小說創作的藝術性進行美學上的探討。
The creative material of Chang Hsiao-feng’s short fiction ＂Human Linkwork＂ is obtained from ＂Hsu Yen’s Cage＂, which explores the motif of unfaithful love affair of human ＂passion＂ and ＂lust.＂ The archetype of this series of fictions can even be traced back to anecdotal novel texts like ＂Fan Zhi’s Spewing a Pot＂ and ＂The Taoist’s Magic.＂ This essay aims to inspect and do a research on the re-creation of the motif of unfaithful love affair in Chang Hsiao-feng’s ＂Human Linkwork＂, and probe into perspectives from different dynasties and authors with narrative framework to analyze the archetype of unfaithful love affair story. What had been deleted and added by the authors during the passing of the information, what is the value and literary and artificial achievement of Chang Hsiao-feng’s ＂Human Linkwork＂.
