论汤显祖科举生涯与其文学创作之关系

On the Relationship of Tang Xianzu's Imperial Examinations and His literary Creation

文章仅以明代伟大的戏剧家汤显祖为例,分中举之前、中举入仕至辞官归家和弃官家居三个时期,看汤显祖的诗文以及戏剧创作,得出结论:汤显祖一生的文学创作在很大程度上与他的科举经历有关,他一生的科举经历在诗文及戏剧创作中都有所表现,从而也可以说屡次科举成就了汤显祖。

This paper discusses the poetry and drama creations of Tang Xianzu,a great dramatist of the Ming Dynasty from such three periods as before his passing the imperial exam at provincial level, during his official career and after his retirement. It is concluded that to a great extent Tang＇ s literary creation is related to his imperial exam experiences, which are manifested in his poetry and drama creations. Thus we can say repeated attendance at imperial exams creates Tang Xianzu.