清代节烈剧的成因与影响

The Causes and Influence of Jielie Dramas in Qing Dynasty

清代戏曲中叙述女性节烈故事的作品数量众多,这些剧作的产生主要根源于作家以节烈题材取代社会上风行的"淫戏"和砥砺萎靡不振士风的努力。此外,一些节烈剧的作者自身就是节烈之后,他们对节烈故事有着浓厚的兴趣。然而,清代节烈剧由于大部分未能搬演,且文学成就总体上并不高,其影响是有限的,多数剧作并未达到作家的目的。虽然如此,这些剧作却有其不可忽视的认识价值。

The defining feature of dramas in Qing Dynasty is an obvious increase in the number of stories of Jielie or women of vir- tue. The purposes of prohibiting obscene dramas and fostering a sense of virtue among scholars motivated dramatists to write on such themes. Some of these dramatists displayed a special interest in such stories as a result of their individual experiences. Al- though most of the works have neither been performed nor influenced far, these dramas have their understanding value.