明代传奇的“投庵”情节

The "Enter the Nunnery" Plot in Ming Chuanqi Drama

明代传奇戏曲中有一系列的作品,都出现了"投庵"情节的集体关目设计。投庵情节内容是演旦角于乱离中,由投庵出家到出庵团圆的经历,可概括为人助与神助的两种类型。本论文以十剧为例,就剧作的时代文化背景,投庵情节的结构与艺术作用,与其中蕴含的艺术文化意义等方面,尝试考察明代传奇投庵情节的内涵与价值。

In a series of chuanqi drama in the Ming Dynasty,there is a common design of the 'enter the nunnery' plot:the female characters enter a nunnery to seek shelter from their chaotic experiences and then leave the nunnery for a happy reunion.The plot can be classified into two categories:human help and divine help.This essay studies ten exemplary works,trying to underscore the historical and cultural backgrounds,structural characteristics and artistic functions of the nunnery plot.Through the analysis of its artistic and cultural meanings,the substances and values of the plot in Ming chuanqi drama will also be examined.