家族文化与叶小纨《鸳鸯梦》创作

Family Culture and Ye Xiaowan's the Dream of Mandarin Duck

在江南文化中,家族文化对戏曲创作有着直接的影响,其中叶小纨《鸳鸯梦》的创作即为典型一例。叶小纨母系、父系及其家族文学群体,叶氏家族联姻及其文学创作活动等,从不同方面培养了叶小纨文学创作的兴趣与能力。沈璟、沈自晋、沈自徵等人的戏曲活动以及叶氏家族对戏曲的开放态度等,则是叶小纨创作《鸳鸯梦》的重要场阈。而基于叶氏姊妹婚姻和家庭悲剧而形成的叶氏家族悼亡文学传统,更直接诱发了《鸳鸯梦》的创作。

Family culture had a direct influence on the writings of dramas in the culture of Southern Yangtze River. The typical case is Ye Xiaowan’ s the Dream of Mandarin Duck. Ye Xiaowan’ s interest and writing ability developed in different aspects by her matriarchal, patriarchal and family’ s literary groups, Ye family’ s connections through marriages and their activities of writing as well. Shen Jing, Shen Zijin, Shen Zizheng and other people’ s drama activ-ities became Ye Xiaowan’ s writing background as well as Ye family’ s open attitudes towards the drama. The Dream of Mandarin Duck was triggered by Ye family’ s tradition of lament literature resulted from the tragic marriage of Ye’ s sisters and her family tragedies.