从《柳毅传》到《柳毅传书》柳毅形象的嬗变

On the Change of Liu Yi's Image from The Biography of Liu Yi to Liu Yi Delivers the Letter

唐传奇《柳毅传》中的主人公柳毅勇敢刚毅,堪称儒家理想君子的代表。但元杂剧《柳毅传书》中的柳毅在剧中仅充当"冲末",成为衬托龙女形象的配角,并且其"义行"减弱了,世俗化倾向更为明显。柳毅形象的嬗变迎合了观众的审美心理及元杂剧"女性视角"的叙写模式,与小说和戏曲两种不同文学样式的表达需求息息相关。

In The Biography of Liu Yi, a short story of the Tang Dynasty, the leading character Liu Yi shows great bravery and fortitude, and can be regarded as a Confucian model of ideal personality. However, in Liu Yi Delivers the Letter, Liu Yi becomes a Chongmo, namely a supporting role of a princess of Dragon Kingdom. Moreover, he has not done so many righteous deeds and the tendency of secularization is more dis- tinct. The change of Liu Yi＇ s image satisfies the aesthetic mentality of audiences and the narrating style of female angle of view in the poetic drama of the Yuan Dynasty, and this is closely linked with the expression needs of both story and traditional Chinese opera.