试论明代作家林章的两部文人剧

On two of Lin Zhang’s Scholar Operas in Ming Dynasty

明代作家林章性格豪宕,一生坎坷却又充满传奇色彩。在人生的两次低谷中,林章写就了戏曲作品《观灯记》与《青虬记》。前者是落第文士的"寄兴宣情",后者则表达了"蒙冤在狱"的困厄之感。这两部文人剧共同描摹了一幅明中叶文人士子群像,在剧作的构思结撰、戏曲语言等方面都非常有特点,充分展现了作者的才情与气节。

Lin Zhang,a playwright in Ming Dynasty,had a bold and uninhibited character.His life was legendary and full of frustrations.Lin Zhang created two dramatic works—Guan Deng Ji and Qing Qiu Ji,reflecting the two tough periods in his life.The former expresses the true feelings of frustrated scholars who failed in the imperial exams,while the latter expresses the author＇s distress and doubt on the miscarriage of justice which he suffered from.These two scholar operas are both depictions of the scholars’ images in the middle of Ming dynasty,showing the distinguishing features in such aspects as conception,creation and language.The playwright’s great talent and moral courage are fully demonstrated through these two works.