论“庄子戏”主题的演变

On the Thematic Evolution of the "Chuang-tzu Plays"

庄周故事从其发轫就因其传奇性、哲理性以及其对人性的深刻揭示而备受历代剧作家的青睐。自金元时期起,庄子戏的主题的演变大致经历了三个阶段:金元至明末以修道求仙为主题的神仙道化剧;清初至民国以禁欲为主题的伦理教化剧;20世纪主旨逆转为女性主体意识觉醒的情感剧。庄子戏的变迁反映了不同时代的政治、思想与艺术审美趣味的变迁。

Abstract： The Chuang-tzu plot remains a favorite of generations of dramatists, due to its philosophy, its legendary elements and the revelation within it on human nature. Since the Jin and Yuan dynasties, the Chuang-tzu plot has gone through three stages： fairy and Taoist plays that featured the Taoist practice in the Jin and Yuan dynasties, moralistic plays that centered around abstinence in the Qing dynasty and the Republic of China, and a turn to the awakening feminine consciousness in the plays on love and emotions in the twentieth century. The evolution of the Chuang-tzu plays is a reflection of the political, ideological and aesthetic trends in different periods of the history.