论金兆燕的《旗亭记》及其在清代戏曲史上的地位

Jin Zhaoyan’s Work the Story of Qiting and its Position in the History of Operas in Qing Dynasty

金兆燕是清代中叶扬州剧坛的重要作家,其戏剧代表作品是《旗亭记》。该剧根据唐代笔记小说"旗亭画壁"改编而成,叙述诗人王之涣与歌妓谢双鬟之间悲欢离合的爱情故事,既歌颂了忠孝节义的道德观念,又抒发了才人不遇的悲怆情怀,渗透着作者浓重的身世之感,在一定程度上反映了乾嘉时期文人士子的心态。在艺术上,该剧结构紧凑,戏剧性强,文辞清通流畅,是一部接近"场上之曲"的传奇作品。《旗亭记》在戏曲日益案头化、典雅化的清中叶剧坛独树一帜,不愧为清代戏曲史上的优秀作品。

Jin Zhaoyan was an important writer in the literary world of Yangzhou in the mid-Qing Dynasty. His representative work was the Story of Qiting, which narrated the sensitized love story between the poet Wang Zhihuan and the geisha Xie Shuanghuan according to the literary sketches "Qiting wall painting" in Tang dynasty. The drama both praised the filial piety buddhist moral ideas, also expressed the sadness being frustrated for all one’s talent, saturated with the origin of dense feeling of the author, to some extent, reflecting the scholars’ mentality in the period of Qianlong and Jiaqing. Artistically, the play was compact, dramatic and fluent, which was a legendary work. In the middle period of Qing Dynasty, this elegant drama the Story of Qiting was an outstanding work in the legendary history of Qing Dynasty.