《元刊杂剧三十种》是现今存在的唯一一部元代人所刊的杂剧选,而《元曲选》是明代臧晋叔所编写的杂剧选。在对《看钱奴》元刊本与臧本的比较当中,发现两种版本在形式体制、曲文唱词、人物形象、情节构造、思想内容上等诸多方面都存在着多处差异。臧本在元刊本的基础上增加了大量的宾白,修改了曲词,形式体制上更加完整,人物形象更为丰富,体现了元、明两个不同朝代对于杂剧的看法,以及杂剧在流传过程中的不断创新和演进。
Thirty Kinds of Plays of Yuan Dynasty is the only one play Yuan Dynasty people selected , and An Anthology of Yuanqu was written by Zang Jinshu of Ming Dynasty . Compared the two versions of The Miser , there are many differences in system , lyrics , characters , plot structure , ideological content and so on . On the basis of Thirty Kinds of Plays of Yuan Dynasty , An Anthology of Yuanqu increases a large number of dialogues and modifies the lyrics to make the form system more complete and the characters more abundant . This reflects the two different views of drama in Yuan and Ming dynasties and the constant innovation and evolution of drama in the spreading process .