清代子弟书题材来源考

The Thematic Origin of the Youth Book Stories of the Qing Dynasty

子弟书是清代雍正、乾隆年间,北京八旗子弟创造的一种说唱文学,其内容有78%来自明清时期流行的戏曲和小说,22%为八旗子弟的原创作品。这一结果与清代八旗子弟对汉文小说、戏曲的痴迷有重要的关系,他们对故事艺术效果的重视,也提高了其作品的文学价值。

The Youth Book is a story-telling art created by the Eight Banners youths in the middle of the Qing Dynasty. 78 per cent of its stories come from popular operas and novel stories in Ming and Qing dynasties. 22 percent of the Youth Book stories are original works created by the Eight Banners youths. The large-scale adaptation shows the Eight Banners youths＇ love and worship of Chinese culture and the mania for classical Chinese novels and operas.