元代神仙道化剧中的梦意象及其道教意蕴

Dream Images and Taoist Implication in the Immortalized Dramas of Yuan Dynasty

元代神仙道化剧中有大量“梦”意象以及以梦度脱的情节设置,这反映了道教文化对梦意象的逐渐渗透。在道教典籍中,“梦”常作为一种手段向凡人展现黑暗的现实生活,以达到凡人省悟并最终出家的终极目的。元代神仙道化剧中,梦意象时常与“度脱”“死亡”等因素紧密相连,并设置一个全新时空以映衬黑暗现实,具有鲜明的体验性和超越性。因此,作为文学意象,元代神仙道化剧中的梦意象的道教意蕴深厚,这一现象与元代时代特征息息相关。

There are many images and plot settings on dreams in the immortalized dramas in Yuan Dynasty,which reflects the penetration of Taoism.In Taoist classics,"dream"is often used by immortals to show ordinary people the dark life and to help them away from the hustle and bustle.In the Yuan Dynasty,dreams were often linked with"detachment"or"death",or a new world created to be away from the dark reality.Therefore,as a literary image,dreams in the dramas of the Yuan Dynasty have profound Taoist connotations,which is closely related to the dynasty characteristics.