元代剧作家大多为平民出身。身处勾栏瓦肆间的这些平民剧作家对历史剧有着情有独钟的关怀。例如著名剧作家郑光祖所作的《伊尹耕莘》,写的是商初重臣之一伊尹是如何帮助商汤成立大业的故事。他们往往在历史的真实事件中注入自己的社会历史观和人生理想,同时也是同时代所有百姓的真实感受和期望,所以在当时十分受欢迎。他们是作为平民的代表重新创造了新的历史,也是最真实的历史。 Yuan Dynasty dramatists are mostly civilians. These civilian playwrights who live in the barracks have a passionate love of historical drama. For example, the famous playwright Zheng Guangzu made “Yi Yin Geng Xin”, is written in the early Shang Yi, one of the Yin Yi how to help the establishment of Shang Tang story. They often in the real events of history into their own social history and ideal of life, but also the real feelings and expectations of all people in the same era, so very popular at the time. They have recreated the new history as the representative of the civilian population and also the most authentic history.