南北西厢之比较

Comparison of "Romance of West Chamber" of north and south

王实甫的《西厢记》和李日华的《西厢记》分别是元杂剧和明传奇的代表作之一,习惯上并称为“南北西厢”。二者的故事情节大体上一致,但在具体的情节安排上却又很大差异。北西厢紧凑集中,次要情节和次要人物简略,《南西厢》冗长松散,次要情节和次要人物的来龙去脉都比较完整.在写作风格上,北西厢比较典赡雅致,而《南西厢》在文雅中多了几分生活化气息。二者在情节和风格上的不同也导致后世接受的不同。

Summary: 'Romance of West Chamber' of Shifu Wang and Rihua Li'Romance of West Chamber' are Representative works of ZaJu in Yuan Dynasty and Legend of Ming Dynast respectively. They are often called 'Romance of West Chamber of north and south' traditionally. Story of two plots on the whole are unanimous, but the concrete arrangements in plots heavy difference. The compactness 'Romance of West Chamber of the north' is concentrated, secondary plots and secondary personages are simple, 'Romance of West Chamber of the south' is tediously long and loose, the ins and outs of West Chamber of the south' gets many flavors of life somewhat in its elegance. Those difference of plots and writing style also caused the difference of the acceptance in the later age.