评莫言戏曲文学剧本《锦衣》

Comment on Mo Yan's Drama Literary Play Jinyi

莫言新作《锦衣》,一经刊出,收获众多读者和评论家的重视。获得诺贝尔文学奖五年之后,莫言以戏曲文学剧本的形式最先出现在读者面前,不仅是个人剧本创作的水到渠成,而且还完美地实现了戏剧家的梦想,更是作家忠于民间的艺术表达、向我国传统曲艺靠拢的表现。《锦衣》文本中所含的民间性、故事性的特征和崇尚人性的主题,与读者的期待视野达到了深度的契合;其惩恶扬善、黑白分明的戏曲主题给观众和读者畅快的视听享受;历史传奇与鬼怪故事的结合、冲突的情节,始终扣人心弦。作为新时期作家为数不多创作戏曲剧本的莫言,凭借独特的才华和艺术素养,为茂腔的发展与创新尽心竭力,也以其创作延续了古老戏曲的发展。

It scarcely has drawn much attention and critique from a fleet of readers and critics, when Jinyi, Mo Yah＇ s new work, came out after he won the Nobel Prize 5 years later. The feature of the folklore, the story and the theme of humanity in Jinyi correspond in depth to the expectation of the readers and audience, who appreciate the theme of maintaining fairness and justice and distinguishing right from wrong. Besides, the combination of the historical legend and the ghost story and the plots grips the hearts of readers all the time. As one of the rare writers in the new period who compose drama scripts, Mo Yan has dedicated to the development and innovation of Maoqiang Opera, facilitating constant development of this ancient Chinese opera, with his virtue of the unique talent and artistic accomplishment.