元杂剧中长安叙事的意蕴

Narratives about Chang'an in the Zaju of the Yuan Dynasty

长安频繁出现在元杂剧中,从显性层面看,长安是剧中人物活动的场所,是故事发生的地点,是情节展开的背景。然而,透过表面现象不难发现,元杂剧的长安叙事寄寓深刻。长安成为作者反思历史兴亡的象征,是他们追求建功立业、实现自我价值的寄托。这些以长安为叙事元素的作品,既具有强烈的现实意义,又展现出浓郁的理想色彩。这种具有双重格调的特性,一方面得益于元杂剧的现实精神及浪漫品格,另一方面则传承了汉、唐文学写实与诗意兼容并蓄的基因。

Chang’an is a popular setting in the zaju of the Yuan Dynasty. It appears to be just the setting of the plays yet has rich implications, is a symbol of history and of the playwrights’ goals and ideals. Zaju about Chang’an are both realistic and idealist, which stems from both the nature of zaju and the realisticpoetic literary tradition of the Han and Tang dynasties.