Xi Shi's"the Other"Dilemma:A Comparative Analysis of the Character Image of Xi Shi in Cross-strait Opera from the Perspective of Feminism
The legend of Xi Shi is one of the excellent folk legends of the Chinese nation.In the course of circulation,it has a large number of variant texts,with a wide range of time,open structures,multiple connotations,and national characteris-tics.The two sides of the Taiwan Straits share the same root and culture.In their vigorous nationalization and localization of Chi-nese opera,they have focused on the legend of Xi Shi rooted in traditional Chinese culture.By employing traditional Chinese music,they aim to reshape the objectified image of Xi Shi by feudal patriarchy,giving contemporary social and cultural signifi-cance to Chinese opera.This paper attempts to use the Actantial Model from a feminist perspective to elaborate on the Xi Shi im-age portrayed in the two operas Xi Shi through text analysis and musical form analysis.It not only horizontally compares the differences between the two,but also vertically examines them in the historical evolution.It is found that cross-strait operas are deeply influenced by regional cultures in the course of nationalizing and localizing artistic works.Xi Shi is both a symbol of patri-otism and a puppet of love,but has never been able to break through"the other"dilemma of female images.She is a still sec-ond sex proposed by Beauvoir—a constructed woman.
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