莎士比亚和汤显祖这两位同时代人的戏剧创作,在比较文学领域早就引起了人们关注。本文切入的是两个谈得较少的剧本,莎士比亚的《特洛伊罗斯与克瑞西达》和汤显祖的《邯郸梦》。二者都写在1601年,并同样通过艺术的折光,反映了时代潮流的跌落。 1601年,整个欧洲大陆的文艺复兴走向终结,宗教裁判所的火刑架喷吐着邪恶的凶焰;同时资本主义的早期扩张已赢得了海上的霸权,夺取了一连串的海外殖民地;而在遥远的东方,则是明代封建统治阶级加紧向异 Shakespeare and Tang Xianzu, two contemporaries’ dramatic productions, have long drawn people’s attention in the field of comparative literature. This article takes into account two lesser-known scripts, Shakespeare’s Troyos and Krishna, and Tang Xianzu’s Handan Dream. Both were written in 1601 and, likewise, passed through the refraction of the arts, reflecting the fall of the tide of the times. In 1601, the Renaissance of the entire European continent came to an end, and the inauguration of the Inquisition fired up the evil flames. At the same time, the early expansion of capitalism had won sea hegemony and seized a series of overseas colonies. In the Far East, Is the Ming feudal ruling class to step up