论《红楼梦》中的涉戏情节

On the Opera-related Plots in A Dream in Red Mansions

《红楼梦》为中国古典小说的扛鼎之作。戏曲作为中国传统文化的重要组成部分之一,广泛存在于古代尤其是元明清时期社会生活的方方面面。在《红楼梦》中有许多与戏曲有关的情节内容,这些涉戏情节分布极多、类型复杂,既是《红楼梦》的重要组成部分,也是关联全书情节的重要关节,具有塑造人物形象、推进情节发展和预示人物命运等诸多作用,而对涉戏情节深入研究也有助于了解作者曹雪芹特色鲜明的戏曲观。

A Dream in Red Mansions is the greatest classical novel in China. As an important part of the traditional Chinese culture, Chinese opera was extensively prevalent in ancient China, especially in all walks of people's lives in the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. In A Dream in Red Mansions, opera-related plots arewidely used and in various complex types, which are the important parts in the book and the key points that connect the plots though the whole book. These opera-related plots play an important role in shaping characters,developing the plots and revealing the fate of characters. Besides this, the in-depth studies of the opera-relatedplots also contribute to the understanding of Cao Xueqin's distinctive outlook on the Chinese opera.