浙图藏稀见清人曲作四种考略

Textual Research on Four Rarely Seen Dramas of the Qing Dynasty Collected by Zhejiang Library

浙江图书馆藏清人黄图珌《栖云石》、夏秉衡《八宝箱》、王廷鉴《梅影楼》传奇和无名氏《照胆镜》杂剧为稀见之曲作。前三种虽有学者在著作和文章中涉及,但真正读到原作的极少;后一种未见任何曲书记载。《栖云石》的情节和主旨与《牡丹亭》类似,完成于乾隆六年(1741)。清代小说《风流悟》与此剧情节相同,姚燮《复庄今乐府选》选录其15出。《八宝箱》作于乾隆十四年(1749),题材来自于冯梦龙《情史》,姚燮《复庄今乐府选》选录其5出。抄本《梅影楼》取材于道光二十六年丙午(1846)至咸丰三年癸丑(1853)之间的实事,剧叙徐夔妻刘怡青在太平军入鄱阳城后跳井殉节事。抄本《照胆镜》4出,与清初朱云从《照胆镜》(已佚)传奇情节不同,叙明陈钺妻妾事。此剧当作于道光朝或其后。

Zhejiang Library has several collections of rarely seen Chinese ancient dramas, for example,legends Qiyunshi by Huang Tubi, Babaoxiang by Xia Bingheng, Meiyinglou by Wang Tingjian,and an anonymous zaju Zhaodanjing. Although some scholars have mentioned the first three in their monographs or articles, few have actually read the original works, while the last one has never been found in any drama collection. This article is a thorough study into the plots and themes of the four plays,as wellas their compilation and spread. Qiyunshi,the plot and theme of which are similar to those of Mudanting,was finished in 1741. A novel of Qing Dynasty entitled Fengliuwu shares the same plot. Yao Xie excerpted 15 chapters of Qiyunshi in his Fuzhuang Jinyuefu Xuan. Babaoxiang, written in 1749, took its plot from Qingshi by Feng Menglong and Yao Xie excerpted 5 chapters in his Fuzhuang Jinyuefu Xuan. Meiyinglou, existing as a handwritten copy,was adapted from a real story which took place between 1846 and 1853,in which Xu IKui＇s wife,Liu Yiqing was portrayed as a martyr who killed herself by jumping into a well on the eve when the Tai Ping army entered the Boyang City. Different from the lost legend Zhaodanjing written by Zhu Yuncong at the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, the handwritten 4-chapter Zhaodanjing tells the stories of Chen Yue＇s wives. It is supposed to be written during the reign of Daoguang or later.