A Summary of Guanmu of Inscribed Poems in Yuan Opera
As a kind of dramatic action,poem inscription occupies an important position in the field of ancient Chinese opera with its unique way of artistic expression and cultural connotation.A total of 113 po-ems in 50 Yuan operas are found to get involved with Guanmu of inscribed poems,which come from three ways of adapting old works,taking over previous works and creating independently.The playwright has a high degree of adaptability to the choice of inscription forms and the corresponding drama themes.In addi-tion to the use of paper as the inscriptions carrier,inscriptions on walls,paintings,leaves and other in-scription behaviors often occur in plays.As a narrative means,guanmu of the poem inscription plays an ac-tive role in constructing temporal and spatial scenes,promoting narrative process and describing characters.