雅士与盐商的超时空对话——明代士大夫与清代盐商的昆曲家班比较研究

Time-crossing Dialogue between Refined Scholars and Salt Merchants:A Comparative Study of Family Troupe of Kunqu Opera between Refined Scholars in Ming Dynasty and Salt Merchants in Qing Dynasty

明代士大夫有普遍蓄养昆曲家伶的风气,以苏州为盛。清代盐商由于社会、政治、经济、文化等多方面原因的需要,也大兴昆曲家班,首推扬州。本文主要从明代士大夫昆曲家班和清代扬州盐商昆曲家班组建的目的、规模、演员的身份、待遇等方面对明代士大夫家班与清代扬州盐商家班进行比较研究,归纳总结了两者的异同点。

It was universal for refined scholars in Ming dynasty to have family troupes of Kunqu opera, especially in Suzhou. To meet social, political, economical and cultural needs, salt merchants all over the country in Qing dy-nasty were also zealous about family troupes of Kunqu opera, with Yangzhou as the most representative city. This thesis does a comparative study on the purpose, scale, players＇ social status and treatment of family troupes in these two different periods and concludes their similarities and differences.