《新剧史》与中国早期话剧史考略

A Study of The History of New Drama and the Early History of Chinese Modern Drama

《新剧史》一书,是我国成书最早、记述最详备的第一部编年体话剧史。本文在大量史料研究的基础上,论述了该书各个组成部分——春秋、传纪、本纪、轶闻、杂俎的学术研究价值,以及校勘、流存的情况,并对其所存在的瑕疵作了归类分析,从中也可一窥中国早期话剧的活动情况。

This paper introduces The History of New Drama, the book which was the first written with the most detailed descriptions and an annalistic style in the history of Chinese modem drama. Based on the analysis of the historical records, this paper discusses the historical materials titled as Spring and Autumn, The Chronicle, The Biographic Sketches of Dramatists, The Anecdotes, and The Miscellaneous Morsels in the book as well as its academic values, this paper also discusses the collation of several editions, reviews its spread and preservation, and classifies the flaws through which we could get to know the early history of Chinese Modem drama.