明代中后期的荒诞剧

The Absurd Theatre in the Middle and Later Periods of the Ming Dynasty

明代中后期，随着社会思潮的激烈转向和世俗生活的混杂动荡，某些对社会世俗有着深刻而独特认识的知识者，创作出一批从外在艺术形式到内在价值取向皆偏离传统雅文化轨道的戏剧作品。此类作品重在"娱己"而非"娱人"，凸现出鲜明的主体意识。考察它们的"异质"所在并揭示其产生的原由，有助于更清晰地把握当时文人的思想状况和文化心态。

In the middle and later periods of the Ming Dynasty, the social ideological trend lost its bearings and the common life becoming disordered. A certain group of intellectuals,with a profound and unique understanding of the society and custom, wrote a large quantity of dramatic works. These works deviated from the traditional 'Ya' culture either in the art form or in the intrinsic value. They attached great importance t0 'enjoying oneself' rather than to 'pleasing others', and thus reflected a distinct subject consciousness. So to look through the 'uniqueness' of these works and probe the reasons of their appearance is conductive to a clearer comprehension of the state of mind and the cultural psychology of the intellectuals at that time.