A Comparative Study Of The North And South "West Chamber" Under The Transformation Of Yuan And Ming Operas

Wang Shifu's "The West Chamber" has the reputation of "winning the world" and "making a drama".However,the Ming dynasty set up,the mainstream forms of Opera are also changing.The Yuan Dynasty was the world of dramas.After the Ming Dynasty,Yuan Zaju gradually declined,and Ming legends became the mainstream of operas.In order to make the "West Chamber" meet the aesthetic needs of the audience in the Ming Dynasty,Cui Shipei and Li Rihua adapted Wang Shiyi's "West Chamber" to "Change the Northern Song to the Southern Song" and adapted it into the legendary version of "West Chamber".During the Yuan and Ming Dynasties,there were many versions of "The West Chamber".According to the form of Opera,it can be divided into the drama version of "The West Chamber" and the Ming legend version.Collecting and summarizing the version of "The West Chamber" during the Yuan and Ming Dynasties,and examining the author of "The West Chamber" in the North and South,paving the way for the next work research work.The North and South "West Chamber" have both the same points and different points."Nanxi Chamber" adapted part of the plot and color of "North West Chamber"."Nanxi Chamber" adapted the plot of "North West Chamber" and adapted the color of the foot,mainly to make the work more in line with the aesthetic needs of the audience in the Ming Dynasty.The songs,tunes,Binbai,and Kejie of the "West Chamber" in the North and South are more or less different.The south of the West Chamber transforms the north bend into south bend,and the change of the tune tune brought about a change in the tune.At the same time,"South West Chamber" added a lot of Binbai and Kosuke on the basis of "North West Chamber." These adaptations are to make the works conform to the form of Ming legends so that the West Chamber story continues to be active on the Ming Dynasty stage.The North-South "West Chamber" has had a profound influence on the development of Chinese Opera.Scholars of the past have been mixed with the "West Chamber" in the North and South,and "South West Chamber" has been seriously underestimated.In fact,the adaptation of "Nanxixiang" made the "West Chamber" preserved as a drama art,and the "West Chamber" in the North and South made a major contribution to the spread of the story of the West Chamber and the development of Chinese Opera.