徐渭、李贽、汤显祖和袁宏道,一直是晚明文学的四面旗帜。但这四位名士之间,却没有太多的交集,除了袁宏道与李贽、汤显祖有过几次面晤外,其余诸人之间并没有当面交往的确凿记载。特别是徐渭、汤显祖这两位身兼诗歌、戏曲创作的两栖作家,既是晚明文学思想研究的焦点,又是明代戏曲史中的宠儿。可惜二人终生未能谋面,那么,我们对这两位文学巨擘可能并肩作战或衣钵授受的历史细节,只能依靠一些书信上的交往来还原了。这个时候,他们文集中的赠答诗歌、尺牍及仿效之作,就成了勾勒二人文学互动的关键线索。而汤显祖的 Xu Wei, Li Xun, Tang Xianzu and Yuan Hongdao have always been the four flags of late Ming literature. However, there are not many intersections between the four celebrities. Except for a few meetings between Yuan Hongdao and Li Xun and Tang Xianzu, there are no conclusive records of the other ministers in person. Especially Xu Wei and Tang Xianzu, two amphibious writers who are both poetic and opera creations, are not only the focal point of the study of late Ming literature but also the darlings of Ming opera history. Unfortunately, both failed to meet for life, then the historical details of the two literary giants that may be fighting shoulder to shoulder with one another or giving their handicrafts can only be restored by the exchanges in some correspondences. At this time, the poetic poetry, scripture and emulation made in their anthology became the key clue to the two literary interactions. And Tang Xianzu’s