文学书写之异:《薛仁贵》杂剧元、明刊本辨析

Literary Writing Differences Between Two Versions of Zaju Xue Rengui Published in the Yuan and Ming Dynasties

元代张国宾所作薛仁贵杂剧有元刊本《薛仁贵衣锦还乡》和明刊本《薛仁贵荣归故里》两个版本传世,二者的情节框架基本一致。但较之元刊本,文本上不小的差异却导致明刊本在人物的重心、角色性格的塑造乃至故事的主题上都产生了一些变化。就文学表达和思想内容而言,《薛仁贵衣锦还乡》与《薛仁贵荣归故里》可谓是同构异质的两个故事。

There are two versions of zaju(a form of Chinese opera)Xue Rengui written by Zhang Guobin in the Yuan Dynasty:the Yuan edition titled Xue Rengui Returns Home in Glory and the Ming edition titled Xue Rengui Honored Returning Home.While their plots are essentially the same,significant textual differences between these two versions have led to changes in the focus on characters,the portrayal of character personalities,and even the theme of the story in the Ming edition compared to the Yuan edition.In terms of literary expression and ideological content,Xue Rengui Returns Home in Glory and Xue Rengui⁃Honored Returning Home can be regarded as two stories with the same structure but different essences.