From Affection Returned to Reason, Just Affection with Rite——The Drama Idea’s Gradual Change from Late Ming Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty

The drama idea passed a series of changes from late Ming Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty. Drama idea in late Ming Dynasty was affected by Wang Yangming’s philosophy, and strong stressed affection; at the beginning of Qing Dynasty, along with the rise of the Song and Ming Nero Confucianism, ideas on drama was also in the period of transition by affection to reason; in QianLong and JiaQing era, advocating the reason with the essence of loyalty, filial piety, chastity and righteousness became the highest thrust of drama creation and criticism; at the same time, along with the propriety of ritual research, ideas on drama accordingly emphasized ritual ‘s regulating function on the affection. The slow change of drama ideas from late Ming Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty fully shows the trend that the ideas on drama and academic thoughts parallel.