词人特笔史公文——蒋士铨剧作叙事艺术探析

The Unique Account of a Ci-Poet and Essays of a Historian:A Study of the Narrative Art in Jiang Shiquan's Xiqu Scripts

蒋士铨是清中叶著名的戏曲家,他的作品被李调元誉为"近时第一"。他的剧作以史笔叙事,来源于历史又不拘泥于历史,是历史真实与艺术真实的完美结合。他喜用梦境、神仙入剧,以虚无、幻象来表现情感,推动剧情;善于利用对举式人物安排,让人物之间互相映衬,突出主要人物;结构精巧,针线细密,具有很高的文学价值。

Jiang Shiquan was a renowned Xiqu playwright during the mid-Qing Dynasty and his works was recognized as the ＂best in recent time＂ by Li Diaoyuan. Based on history but not circumscribed by it, his plays take a historical narrative and prove to be a perfect merging of historical and artistic truths. Jiang favored the plots of dreams and fairytales. With the nihilistic and illusionary elements he showed the developments of emotions and dramatic actions. He presented characters in pairs to highlight the main characters with their foils. His plays demonstrate delicate structures, subtle narrative textures and high literary values.