论清中叶扬州曲家群的“崇元”倾向

On the Inclination of “Worshiping Yuanqu” among the Playwrights of Yangzhou in the Mid-Qing Dynasty

因姻亲、学缘等关系,清中叶扬州曲家焦循、凌廷堪、李斗、黄文旸等戏曲观念趋同,表现出鲜明的"崇元"倾向。针对当时曲家以史传之笔写戏、湮没戏曲本体的创作现象,他们以元人本色理论相号召,主张传奇创作要重视戏曲的搬演特性,恢复元曲的审美特征;以为元曲是中国古典戏曲的典范,后人无法超越,并以之为圭臬来评判传奇史上的大家,因此矫枉过正,直接影响其戏曲成就的取得。

Due to the marital and academic affinities, playwrights in Yangzhou during the Mid-Qing Dynasty such as Jiao Xun, Ling Tingkan, Li Dou and Huang Wcuyang came to agreement on dramatic aesthetics, which resulted in an inclination of worshiping Yuanqu. Standing against the contemporary dramatic trend of producing dramas as histories and neglecting the dramatic aesthetics, they called for the restoration of the aesthetics of Yuanqu which stressed the theatrical qualities of the plays. They took Yuanqu as the golden criteria and the highest achievements in the field of drama and thus bound themselves by overemphasizing its qualities.