受到俗文學傳播的影響，一個由歷史事件所改編的小說戲曲故事，隨時間變遷，不斷產生異動。本此研究以明末崇禎年間長平公主這一個歷史事件為核心，將其由清入民國後，多次轉化成戲曲、小說與現當代影視文學等敘事題材，來作為本次研究標的。明代史料對於長平公主部分記載不多，［清］黃燮清（1805-1864）在道光十二年間（1832）創作《帝女花》傳奇，是現存所見最早將長平公主事搬演成戲劇者，奠定此一傳說公主的性格與悲劇調性。發展至二十世紀後，由於受民間傳說推波助瀾下，衍生成兩條發展路線，其一以「傲骨」所開展的宮廷戲劇，最著名為唐滌生的粵劇《帝女花》，將故事情節發展調整的更深刻、精緻化；又一則是根據其身為明之遺族所發展的反清復明心理，展現其報復心態的「俠行」武俠劇系列，自陳蓮痕後，長平公主成為劍俠的祖師。 Literature is influenced by the spread of popular literature. The narrative story adapted from historical events has evolved over time. This study takes the historical events of Emperor Chongzhen in the late Ming Dynasty as the core. The story from the Qing Dynasty into the opera, novels and contemporary film and television literature and other narrative themes as the subject of this study. The historical material of the Ming Dynasty is rarely recorded for the princess of Changping. The earliest version of the existing see, the Qing Huang Xieqing (1805-1864) in the Daoguang twelve years (1832) creation "emperor flower" drama. This story lay the princess's character and tragic tone. To the twentieth century, the matter into two lines. The first to carry out the character of the court drama, the most famous Tang Dynasty's Cantonese opera "emperor flower". The other is based on anti-Qing Fuming mind, to show their revenge mentality martial arts drama series. Since the writer Chen Lin marks, Princess Chang Ping to become the founder swordsman.
