《南柯记》将李公佐《南柯太守传》这篇情节离奇的小说改造成为佛教度脱剧，是汤显祖杰出的艺术创造。契玄禅师主动引领，淳于棼被动随缘，整体上呈现出一个度脱剧结构，有情之人与情空成佛是多种戏剧冲突中的主要矛盾，深刻体现了“梦了为觉，情了为佛”的创作主旨。在槐安国这一艺术世界中，真幻相生的总体特征与具体生动的生活细节紧密融合，虚幻剧情创作中始终蕴含着作者的真切感受、现实情怀和理想追求。剧情结构的特点是以插入的副线扭转主线发展方向，剧情设置的特点是迅捷灵动，剧情转换的特点是“突转”，以此呈现出“倏来而去”的特定梦幻效果。比较《邯郸记》，长于叙事而稍逊抒情，剧情结构也有头重脚轻、稍欠严密之嫌。%Nan-ke ji南柯记(Opera of Nan-ke),an outstanding artistic creation by Tang Xianzu汤显祖,recomposes the novel Nan-ke Tai-shou Zhuan南柯太守传(Biography of Prefect Nan-ke)with a bizarre plot into a Buddhist opera with the theme of duo-tuo度脱(liberation by Buddhism ). In the opera,Zenist master Qixuan takes the initiative to lead,and the protagonist Chun Yufen is passively guided by his teaching. Thus on the whole,it displays a structure of duo-tuo opera:how sentient hu-man beings,after rising above and freeing themselves from their earthly emotions and cares,can final-ly become Buddha is the thread running through a variety of dramatic conflicts,reflecting the creative idea of“dream to wake up,love to approach the Buddha”. In the art world of Huai-an槐安King-dom,the general picture of truth alternating with illusion is enriched by vivid specific details of real life situation;and the fantastic artistic creation is full of the author's real life experience,feelings and pursuits. The plot structure is characterized by the insertion of sideline threads of plot which are in-tended to change the direction of the development of the mainline plot. In addition,its plot setting is distinctively flexible,and transitions between different scenes are dramatically abrupt as well as smooth,presenting a fantastic effect. Compared with Han-dan Ji邯郸记(The Opera of Han-dan), however,Nan-ke Ji has its strength in narration and weakness in cathartic expression,and is somewhat lacking in balance and logic in its plot structure.
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