李渔戏曲叙事中的“消愁”观念与明末清初的江南城市文化

On Li Yu's Narrative Notion of "Eliminating Worries" in Chinese Opera

在李渔的观念中,"传奇原为消愁设",戏曲的主要功用是娱乐消愁。李渔的戏曲创作宗旨就是博人一笑,替人消愁。这一观念反映出中国古典载道文艺向娱乐文艺的蜕变,这种蜕变是明末清初江南城市社会文艺活动的一个特点,显现了江南城市文化的一种时代特征。同时,李渔的诙谐又是明末清初江南城市这一特殊时空里的一种生存智慧。

In Li Yu's opinion,Chinese opera was performing-works for entertaining. Entertainment was its main function. The purpose of Li Yu's writing was to raise a laugh and to eliminate worries. This opinion reflected the conversion from literature and art of carrying the cardinal thoughts of Confucianism to that of pure entertainment. This conversion is a trait of literature and art activities in the cities of Jiangnan during the transition period between Ming and Qing Dynasty and reflected a time characteristic of civic culture of Jiangnan. Meanwhile,Li Yu's humor was the wisdom about existence in that special period and area Mr. Li lived.