晚明闺阁曲家群体形成原因初探

明代中后期,女性曲家的构成由元曲中清一色的风尘女子,一变而为风尘女子与闺阁女子并存的新局面,尤其在晚明还形成了一个闺阁曲家群体。这个新的曲家群体的形成,其原因在于:首先是随着理学思想约束的松动,使闺阁女性文化水平普遍提高,并且能较为自由地参与社会文化活动;其次是晚明浓厚的曲学氛围为闺阁女性习染词曲提供了良好条件;再次是家庭成员的影响起到直接的促进作用;最后是曲文学自身题材内容的变化使闺阁女性容易对其产生亲和感。

A Preliminary Probe into the Reasons for the Forming of Female Play Writer Group in the Late Ming Dynasty

During the middle and late Ming dynasty, there appeared a new phenomenon among female play writers who were composed of courtesans and ladies from cultural families, especially in the late Ming Dynasty, there formed a female group in play writing. The reasons are the following: first, ladies from respectable families were generally well-educated and could take part in many social activities freely; second, they lived in the strong play-writing circumstances; third, they were influenced by their family members; forth, the change of play writing topic and content attracted them.