“秦淮八艳”与戏曲

“The Eight Beauties along the Qinhuai River” and Drama

"秦淮八艳"指明末清初秦淮河畔八个青楼女子:卞玉京、顾眉生、寇白门、马湘兰、柳如是、李香君、董小宛、陈圆圆。"秦淮八艳"在戏曲史上的留痕,乃至她们作为"第二性"对中华戏曲艺术的贡献,可以从演剧者、剧作家、剧中人三方面加以指说。因此,从戏曲角度切入,结合性别批评,解读和研究"秦淮八艳",对于我们无论撰述中国文学艺术史还是书写中国女性文化史,都有不可忽视的意义。

The term ＂The Eight Beauties along the Qinhuai River＂ refers to eight brothel women along the Qinhuai River in the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty： Bian Yujing, Gu Meisheng, Kou Baimen, Ma Xianglan, Liu Rushi, Li Xiangjun, Dong Xiaowan, and Chen Yuanyuan. The impacts they had on the history of drama and their contribution as ＂the second sex＂ to Chinese drama can be interpreted from the analyses of actors and actresses, playwrights, and the characters in the plays. The studies of these eight beauties from the perspectives of drama and gender criticism will have considerable influence on the writing of both Chinese literary history and Chinese women＇s cultural history.