元杂剧中歌妓从良情结初探

Discussion on the Hope for New Life of Geishas in the Zaju Plays in the Yuan Dynasty

歌妓作为元代一个特殊的文化群体,被排除在家庭制度之外,而恶劣的生存环境促使她们渴望向正统文化回归。元杂剧作家正是把从良情结作为她们的文化人格,深刻挖掘了歌妓从良的实质,并为其设计了理想化的归宿,其中蕴含了作者对歌妓不幸命运的同情及对正统文化的固守。

Geishas,a special group in the culture in Yuan Dynasty,were excluded from the family system and hoped to return the orthodox culture due to their inhuman living conditions.With Geishas＇hope for new life as cultural personality,the Zaju playwrights deeply analyzed the essence of their hope and designed ideal destinations for Geishas,which reflected the playwrights＇sympathy for the unfortunate fates of the Geishas and sticking to the orthodox culture.