论《桃花扇》中柳敬亭、苏昆生的功能性作用

On the Functional Roles of Liu Jingting and Su Kunsheng in The Peach Blossom Fan

柳敬亭与苏昆生作为《桃花扇》中的功能性人物,对故事情节的发展起着关键作用。在文本结构中,柳敬亭与苏昆生“天然对待”的出、下场安排使剧作结构紧密、条理清晰。在叙事结构上,这二人作为“纽带人物”,是侯方域与李香君的情缘及南明兴亡的见证者,推动了故事情节的发展,也联系了南明朝廷与边镇武将两大阵营。此外,作为南明兴亡的见证人,柳敬亭与苏昆生在《余韵》一出中以“代言人物”身份出场,总结了南明覆灭的原因,并吊唁了南明的覆亡,将抒情结构推向高峰。

In The Peach Blossom Fan,the characters Liu Jingting and Su Kunsheng as functional characters play a key role in the development of the story.In the text structure,the arrangement of Liu Jingting and Su Kunsheng's"Comparison between the previous and the following"makes the structure close and clear.In narrative structure,the two people,as"bond figures",are witnesses of Hou Liqingyuan and the rise and fall of Nanming,which promotes the development of the story line,and connects the two areas of the Nanming court and the generals of the border town.In addition,as witnesses of Nanming's rise and fall,Liu Jingting and Su Kunsheng appeared as"spokesman"in Yuyun,summarizing the reasons for Nanming's demise,and condolences Nanming's fall,pushing the lyrical structure to its peak.