论《中国曲艺志》编纂对曲艺学科建设的价值与意义

The Compiling of The Book of Chinese Folk Art and Its Value and Meaning in the Construction of the Discipline of Chinese Folk Art Study

曲艺是重要的传统艺术门类,历史悠久,品种繁多,传统深厚。但关于曲艺的学术研究及其文化传播,一直以来都比较贫弱。其中一个十分重要的原因,就是史料文献的缺乏和整理发掘的不够。长期以来不仅严重影响着人们对其文化价值的深刻认识,也制约着其在传统继承与创新发展等方面的良性演进。20世纪80年代中期起,由国家组织开展的重大科研项目《中国曲艺志》大型艺术方志丛书的编纂,对于摸清中国曲艺的历史家底,考订已知曲种的源流关系,廓清学科构成的逻辑边际,构建有关曲艺的知识体系,发掘整理和记录保存文献资料,聚拢锻炼专业研究的学术队伍,都具有十分重要的价值与意义。不仅彻底改变了曲艺"有史无书"的贫困面貌,而且为曲艺学的真正确立,奠定了非常坚实的学术基础。即便由于种种原因而遗留的诸多不足与缺憾,对于未来的相关研究及其学科建设,也属别一种富有价值的启迪和参考。

Folk art is an important category of traditional art, rich in history, abundant in variety and profound in tradition. Yet, there has been little effort in the study of folk art and its cultural dissemination. One of the important reasons for this is that its literature is scarce and work on its collection and excavation inadequate. This has not only cultural value, but also constrained its good evolution in adversely affected a deep understanding of its succession and innovation. Ever since the mid 1980s, a big project organized by the state, the compilation of The Book of Chinese Folk Art, has produced high values and meanings in fathoming the resources in Chinese folk art, investigating the origins of the known categories of folk art, clarifying the logical boundaries of the discipline,constructing the system of knowledge in folk art, excavating and collecting literature, training research teams in the area. This has completely changed the situation of history gathering and without book in Chinese folk art and laid a solid foundation for the establishment of folk art study as a discipline. For various reasons, there still exist some defects and regrets, though, this is of revelation and reference to the research and disciplinary construction in the future.