关于建构乐府学的思考

Thoughts on the Establishment of a Yuefu Study: preface to the Study on The General Anthology of Yuefu Poems Series

乐府本有专门之学,与诗经学、楚辞学、词学、曲学,构成了完整的中国音乐文学史学,然而学界对乐府学的关注却远远不够。有鉴于此,文章阐述了乐府学研究的意义,分析了乐府学研究存在的不足,提出了乐府学三个层面(文献、音乐、文学)五个要素(题名、曲调、本事、体式、风格)的基本工作路径和方法,并对这些研究的理论依据进行了思考。

Yuefu study was part of the historical study of Chinese musical literature, which also includes the studies on The Book of Songs, The Poetry of Chu, lyrics and melody. Scholarly attention to Yuefu study, however, is far from adequate. This article expatiates on the significance of this study, analyzes its current problems, and introduces basic approaches and methods on three levels and in five aspects, with a discussion on the theoretical foundation thereof.