Yayu Shuwa Talk Water Margin: Li Yan in the Water Margin and the Yuan Dynasty "Li Yan Opera"

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In "Water Margin", the image of Li Yan and the "Li Yan opera" in the Yuan Dynasty

Ning Jiayu

Compared with Li Yan in history, Li Yan in "Water Margin" has more similarities with Li Yan in Yuan Zi's drama in his personality and temperament. The story of Li Yan in Yuan Zi's drama can be divided into two periods before and after. The image of Li Yan in the early Yuan Miscellaneous Drama is romantic talent. He is chic, versatile, clever and witty; Li Yan in the later Yuan Miscellaneous Drama becomes stupid and stupid.

In the early stage of "Li Yan Opera": "Black Rotor Poetry Liquor Lichun Garden", "Black Rotating Style Teaching", "Black Whirlwind Poor Wind Moon", "Black Whirlwind Chicken Society", "Black Whirlwind Borrowing the Soul", "Black Whirlwind Bad" "Peony Garden", "Black Whirlwind Playing Liu Panhe", "Black Whirlwind Broken Case", "Black Whirlwind Striving for Righteousness", "Black Whirlwind Double Dedication" and so on. Although most of these miscellaneous dramas have been lost, it can be seen from the title of miscellaneous drama that at this time, Li Yan will make poems, break the case, fight chicken, and "perfunctory" people. In the later period, "Li Yan Opera" represented Kang Jinzhi's "Li Yan", and Li Yan in the play became a silly black black man.

Li Yan and Yan Qing in the early mixed drama are "prodigal sons" comedy characters. In the drama of "Black Whirlwind Back", Li Yan is the protagonist, and Yan Qing is a supporting role; Li Yan has made suggestions and instructed Yan Qing. In the later miscellaneous dramas, Li Yan's personality has changed a lot, but a little bit of change is the role of comedy. For comedy, the wise and ugly horn is not as cute as the ugly corner, and Li Yan's black is not suitable for the "prodigal son" type, so Li Yan and Yan Qing said goodbye. Li Yan's cleverness and wisdom in the drama are mostly left to Yan Qing.

Many stories in "Li Yan Opera" have been written into "Water Margin". In addition to the familiar "Li Zhi" and "true and false Li Zhi", there are also private visits to Li Zhiwei, and the "Black Rotor Qiao Qiao Qiao Qiao Qiao Qiao Qiao Qiao Qiao Joe Discontinued "" Water Margin "was used by the seventy -four times of" Water Margin ". In addition, such as "Professor Qiao" and "Double Dedication", they have also been written into "Water Margin". From then on, it can be seen that the reason why Li Yan's image is so glorious in "Water Margin" is because it is deeply moisturized by the fertile soil of folk opera and Quyi, not the disgusting historical figure.

This article has been released by the Yayu Book House Public WeChat Authorization Leyi Association

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