细微变化,突显主题——谈谈《杜丽娘慕色还魂》与《牡丹亭》中柳梦梅形象的几点差异

Delicate Changes Making the Lady More Outstanding——The differences of the figure Liu Mengmei between The Revival of Du Liliang for Love and The Story Peony Kiosk

一般认为,《杜丽娘慕色还魂》是较为原始的杜丽娘故事的话本,汤显祖在原来故事的基础上,作了艺术加工,创造了《牡丹亭》,突显了作品的主题思想。这一成就的取得当然离不开杜丽娘形象的再塑造,但《牡丹亭》对话本中柳梦梅形象的几点细微改动,对突显作品的主题思想也起到了极其重要的作用。本文拟从柳梦梅名字的来源、柳梦梅的身份、柳梦梅的阳则之美及其热衷功名和干谒权贵等几个方面,比较话本《杜丽娘慕色还魂》与《牡丹亭》中柳梦梅形象的细微差别,认为汤显祖对柳梦梅的再创造进一步突显了作品“以情抗理”的主题,表达了作者对于“真情至爱”的呼唤和赞美。

Generally, The Revival of Du Liliang for Love is the original story of Du Liliang. Basing on the original story, Tang Xianzu polished it and created the story Peony Kiosk Thus the subject of the story becomes very outstanding, which is due to the reshaping the figure of Mother Duli However, several delicate changes of the figure Liu Mengmei in the story of Peony Kiosk serves as the utter most important function in making the subject more outstanding. This essay plans to make a comparison between The Revival of Du Liliang for Love and The Story Peony Kiosk on the differences of the figure Liu Mengmei on the following aspects ： the origin of the name Liu Meng mei, the statues of Liu Mengme, Liu Mengmei＇s masculine beauty, his falling over for of fame and power. The reshaping of Liu Mengmei by Tang Xianzu makes the subject more outstanding, which is to fight again the sensible with sensibility. The story Peony Kiosk expressed the author＇s feeling of call on and praise for the True Love.