《雷峰塔》的反向叙述与正史意图

卫聚贤的改编话剧《雷峰塔》以白蛇许仙故事中被嵌入的欺骗作为改编核心,变更了传统故事的重大关节,舍去奠基于神话结构的矛盾冲突。通过历史的神话化背后现实事件的"复原",变异了传统故事颂扬爱情的主题,在主体形象、思想意义及哲学旨归等方面呈现出与传统故事完全背离的旨趣。该剧将人妖之间的奇情诡恋拉回到历史维度进行考量,为历史传说题材话剧的改编提供了一种新的史学思维。这种反向叙述的叙事策略符合现代历史启蒙的正史意图,即打破幻像,重新找回被抛置的历史。

Leifeng Pagoda's Inverse Narration and Intention of Revising History

Adapted drama Leifeng Pagoda of Wei Ju-xian takes the deceit embedded in the story of White Snake and Xu Xian as the core of adaptation,alters the significant part of traditional story,and removes the contrary and conflict based on the structure of myth.Through restoring the reality behind the mythologized history,the drama changes the theme of eulogizing the love in the traditional story.It takes on the purport that totally deviates from the traditional story on the aspect of subject image,ideological significance and philosophical significance.