叙事:中国戏剧形成研究的有效视角

Narration: an effective perspective in research of Chinese drama origin

扮演是戏剧的形式本体。中国戏剧的形成过程,也是扮演行为叙事能力逐步增强的过程。因此,叙事是中国戏剧形成研究的有效视角。中国戏剧形成可分为两个阶段。第一阶段是小型戏剧的形成(汉魏至唐宋);第二阶段是大型戏剧的形成(宋元)。小型戏剧是能够以扮演的形式独立表演较短的故事为其形成标志;大型戏剧形成的则是能够以扮演的形式独立表演较长的故事为其形成标志。

Playing is the form of drama. The forming of Chinese drama is the process of improving narrative ability in playing, so narration can be regarded as an effective perspective in the research of Chinese drama origin. The origin of Chinese drama can be divided into two stages. The first stage saw the forming of small drama (from the Han and Wei Dynasties to the Tang and Song Dynasties) while the second stage saw the forming of big drama (in the Song and Yuan Dynasties). The small drama distinguishes itself by the independent play of a simple story, and big drama came into being by independent play of a more complicated story.