中晚明爱情剧信物的作用及文化意蕴解析

Love Token and Its Cultural Connotations in Love Plays in the Mid-Later Ming Dynasty

从古至今,人们都喜欢用赠送定情信物的方式向自己的心上人表达爱意、盟定终身。中国自古以来存有大量与定情信物有关的传说、故事、诗歌、小说、戏曲,其中明传奇在反映这类题材方面最具代表性。本文着重探讨中晚明爱情剧中男女定情信物的分类、作用及文化意蕴。

From ancient times people like to express their affections to lovers by sending love tokens.There are many legends,sto-ries,poems,novels and plays associated with love tokens in Chinese literature.And plays in the Ming Dynasty are representative of this style.The article talks about its application and cultural connotation mainly focusing on love tokens in love plays in the middle and late of the Ming Dynasty.