今年是明代戏剧家汤显祖逝世400周年,也是英国戏剧家莎士比亚逝世400周年。汤显祖和莎士比亚在不同的文化背景下,同样都创作出了脍炙人口的剧作。汤显祖一生学殖广博,著述宏富,于诗词文赋,无不精当。但是,他之所以赢得生前身后的巨大声誉,首先还是因为他的戏曲作品——“临川四梦”。这四梦,前二梦《紫钗记》和《牡丹亭》讴 This year marks the 400th anniversary of the death of Ming Dynasty dramatist Tang Xianzu and the 400th anniversary of the death of English dramatist Shakespeare. Tang Xianzu and Shakespeare in different cultural backgrounds, also created a popular play. Tang Xianzu wide academic life, writing Hong Fu, in the poetry Fu, are all sophisticated. However, the reason why he won the huge reputation behind his lifetime was, first of all, because of his opera productions, “Linchuansimong.” The four dreams, the first two dreams “Purple Hairpin” and “Peony Pavilion” 讴