英文摘要 |
This paper has two main theses: one is to reexamine the arguable question-- is there any “tragedy” in Chinese drama? It analyzes five plays of Yuankun zaju (Yuan edition plays) which end in a regretful mood and tragic aura, comparing them with the Western theories such as Aristotle’s Poetics. The preliminary conclusion is there is probably a kind of tragedy genre in Yuan drama, but it is more lyrical, expressed mainly in song suits. The subject of Yuan tragedy is of hero, its style is of lament, and the aura is of regret. The other core of this paper is the close-reading of the representative of this dramatic genre—The Dream of Western Shu, also comparing with the contemporary Yuan pinghua and Ming cihua, so we might understand more about the specific viewpoints of Yuan tragedy. |