戏剧题材小说《青衣》与《霸王别姬》比较论

A Comparative Study of the Drama-theme Novel Qingyi and Farewell My Concubine

戏剧元素作为重要的文化资源,经常被作家运用于小说创作中。毕飞宇的《青衣》和李碧华的《霸王别姬》,作为戏剧题材小说中的优秀作品,通过戏剧舞台表现出迥异的时代特征,透视戏剧舞台名伶的求戏之路与性格命运,建构起不同的文学主题,彰显出别样的艺术风格。两位作家看似刻画戏剧演员的悲剧人生,实则描摹世间百态甚至历史宿命,一定程度上表现出个人与时代的紧密联系,以及对女性悲剧命运的省思与叩问。

As an important cultural resource,drama elements are often used by different writers in novel creation.As the excellent works of drama theme novels,Bi Feiyu’s Qingyi and Li Bihua’s Farewell My Concubine are excellent works of drama-theme novels.Through the dramatic stage,they show different characteristics of the times,perspective the way of seeking drama and the character and destiny of the famous actors on the opera stage,construct different literary themes and show different artistic styles.The two writers seem to depict the tragic life of dramatic actors,but in fact they describe the world’s various situations and even historical destiny.To a certain extent,they show the close relationship between individuals and the times,as well as the reflection and inquiry of women’s tragic fate.