本文試圖從接受美學的觀點來看清代蔣士銓《臨川夢》與明代湯顯祖《臨川四夢》之間的關係，說明兩者間存有讀者對作品的理解與詮釋的互動關連。蔣士銓的《臨川夢》除了是一部以湯顯祖為主角的傳記劇外，劇中透露對湯顯祖及其《四夢》的評論，亦可視為是湯氏《四夢》的另類評本，這樣的評論呈現蔣士銓本人何種觀照視野是頗值得深入探討的。因此本文以「作為讀者的詮釋與接受」的角度探析蔣士銓的《臨川夢》，首先簡述蔣士銓之前大眾對《臨川四夢》的接受史；接著檢視蔣士銓創作《臨川夢》的背景以釐清其期待視野；而後將《臨川夢》對《臨川四夢》的評論分為「角色」、「情節」、「創作背景與意圖」三點作論述；最後歸結蔣士銓之「接受」所呈現的觀點。

This paper intends to use Reception Aesthetics as main source to analyze the relationship between Lin-Chuan-Meng and Lin-Chuan-Si-Meng. Proving that there is a interaction in the understanding and interpretation to the reader between the two compositions. Lin-Chuan-Meng not only as Tang Xian-Zu's biography drama, it also reveal out to Tang Xian-Zu and Lin-Chuan-Si-Meng's viewpoint in the drama and this view is also regarded as Lin-Chuan-Si-Meng's special commentary, this commentary shows what kinds of viewpoint of Jiang shi-Quan himself ,is deserved investigation. Taking ''reader's interpretation and reception'' as a starting point, this paper try to analyze Lin-Chuan-Meng. First, describing briefly the audience to the history of reception of Lin-Chuan-Si-Meng before the time of Jiang shi-Quan. Second, examining the background of writing of Lin-Chuan-Meng in order to clarify it's horizen of expectations. Third, distinguish the commentary to Lin-Chuan-Si-Meng in Lin-Chuan-Meng into three pieces of aspect including: role, plot and the intention and background of creating. Finally, summarizing this three pieces of aspect into reception aspect of Jiang Shi-Quan.