明曲家诸葛味水考

A Textual Research on the Lyric Drama Writer Zhuge Weishui of the Ming Dynasty

明代戏曲家诸葛味水的生平、字号、里居目前各种著录、工具书均云不详,据《两朝平攘录》、《滇史》等书序跋可考知其人名诸葛元声,号味水外史等,为浙江会稽人,生活于嘉靖、隆庆、万历时期,参考地方志可考知其生平大略。他不仅有戏曲创作,而且有重要的戏曲理论文章《西厢记序》传世。

In various reference books,the profile of the lyric drama writer Zhuge Weishui of the Ming Dynasty is far from being completed and clear,with many missing information such as his life,his studio names and his home origin,etc.According to the prefaces and postscripts of some books such as Liang Chao Ping Rang Lu and the History of Dian,we find out that his given name was Zhuge Yuansheng,and he has studio names such as ＂Weishui＂,＂Waishi＂ etc.His origin was Kuaiji in Zhejiang province;he was living in the Jiajing,Longqing and Wanli periods of the Ming Dynasty.The outline of his resume can also be found in some local history records.He has not only created some lyric drama works,but also left an important theoretic article on drama： The Preface of the Story of Western Chamber.