英文摘要 |
Between the fifteenth and the sixteenth years in the Kangxi reign of the Qing Dynasty, Suzhou playwright Zhu Su-chen, under Wu Qi (1619-1694)’s request, composed a new chuanqi drama Qinlou yue (Moon above the Qin Building). He based the drama on a contemporary love story between Jiang Shi-jie (1647-1709) and Chen Su-su (1657-?), but changed the tragic ending of separation into a happy one of reunion. Erfen mingyue nüzi ji (Anthology of Erfen Mingyue Nüzi), printed as an appendix to the drama, widely circulated among the talented women in southern China, who were greatly inspired by it and successively responded in verses. Besides, famous literati in southern China, such as Wu Qi, You Tong (1618-1704), Chen Weisong (1625-1682), Yu Huai (1616-1695) and Li Yu (1611-1680) and so on, paid special attention and contributed to the composition and publication of the drama, through which to convey their dynastic nostalgia as Ming loyalists. This event reflects the cultural activities and cultural pursuits of the southern literati in early Qing China. |