元雜劇中的母親形象

The Figure of Motherhood in Yuan Dynasty Opera

黃雍婷(Yung-Ting Huang)

《東方人文學誌》 9卷1期 (2010/03) Pp. 165-182

https://doi.org/10.6389/OH.201003.0165

摘要

在元雜劇出現前，文學史上的女性形象多是以戀人或妻子的身份出現，「母親」這一形象的塑造卻顯得較為單薄，與其他女性形象群體的豐富描寫相比，大為遜色。然而，元雜劇中出現了大量的母親形象，則填補了文學人物形象體系的空白。現存元代雜劇，涉及各種身份的母親，她們的身份、際遇更是各不相同，因而元雜劇中的母親形象作為一系列的群體具有完整性與代表性。本文即以現存元雜劇中出現的母親群像，針對其形象群體、審美情懷及象徵意義進行討論。

關鍵字

元雜劇 ； 母親形象 ； 剛健美

並列摘要

The female figure in the history of Chinese literature had been mostly described as a lover or a wife before Yuan Dynasty Opera. Comparing to the diversity of identities as a female, the figure of motherhood had been rarely noticed until Yuan Dynasty Opera. The vivid figure of motherhood in Yuan Dynasty Opera filled up the gap in the system of characteristic figure in Chinese literature. In view of the existing Yuan Dynasty Opera, the figure of motherhood has involved various identities which have affected on how they dealt with the incidents occurring to them. Therefore, the figure of motherhood in Yuan Dynasty Opera has been considered as an integrated and representative group. The purpose of the present study aims to discuss the figures of motherhood from the existing Yuan Dynasty Opera in view of its literary styles, aesthetic perspectives, and its symbolic meanings.

並列關鍵字

Yuan Dynasty Opera ； Motherhood ； determined ； obstinate ； resolute