论刘清韵及其《小蓬莱仙馆传奇》

On Liu Qingyun and her The Full Length Operas of Place for Celestial Beings in Small Penglai

刘清韵是中国近代戏曲史上最杰出的女作家,她的《小蓬莱仙馆传奇》十种既有表现真挚友情的,也有谱写刚直侠义的,还有反映炎凉世态的,而敷衍男女悲欢离合的爱情婚姻的作品数量最多,它们的题材多有依据,主题新颖别致,人物鲜明生动,情节集中简练,结构紧凑完整,语言雅洁自然。分析这些传奇对深入认识刘清韵的思想倾向与准确把握近代妇女的精神状态都有很重要的意义。

Liu Qingyun was an outstanding woman writer in the history of traditional literary genre in Chinese modern times.Her ten kinds of The FullLength Operas of Place for Celestial Beings in Small Penglai expressed the sincere friendship,gallant deed,and joys and sorrows of marriage.These works possessed the features of originality in choice of theme,succinct plots,vivid characters,streamlined structure,and exquisite language.Analyzing these fulllength operas has the great significance for further understanding Liu Qingyun's thoughts.