试论莆仙戏的悲剧性及其文化内涵

On the Tragedy and Cultural Connotation of Puxian Opera

中国戏剧的表现形式,历来以“喜剧”为主,包括京、昆、越、豫、梆、评等在内的主要剧种对悲剧的创作与表演还比较薄弱。在福建省莆田市一带流行的“莆仙戏”,其受众不过五百万人左右,但是近70年来的莆仙戏从业人员,对莆仙戏悲剧进行了坚持不懈的探索,取得了令人瞩目的优秀成果。莆仙戏悲剧的多样化所体现出来的文化内涵,具有强烈的社会批判性,以及宣扬优秀传统道德观、歌颂纯真无私的男女恋爱观等显著特征。莆仙戏悲剧的不断探索与实践,堪称中国悲剧发展史的一个重要标杆。

The expression form of Chinese drama has always been based on"comedy"as the main tone.The creation and performance of tragedy are still relatively weak in various local drama genres,including Beijing,Kunming,Yue,Yu,Bang,Ping and other major domestic drama genres.The popular"Puxian Opera"in the area of Putian City,Fujian Province,has an audience of only about five million people.However,in the past 70 years,generation after generation of Puxian Opera practitioners have persistently explored the tragic expressions of Puxian Opera and achieved remarkable results.The diversified exploration of the tragedy in Puxian opera reflects strong social criticism,as well as prominent features such as promoting excellent traditional moral values and praising pure and selfless views on romantic relationships between men and women.The continuous exploration and practice of Puxian opera tragedy can be regarded as an important benchmark in the development history of Chinese tragedy.