《梨园原》及其戏曲表演论

Li Yuan Yuan( 梨园原) and Its Drama Performance Theory

问世于清代中叶的《梨园原》一书,是中国戏曲论著史上唯一的一部专论戏曲表演的著作。此书在流传的过程中,曾一度被"名曰《明心鉴》",后"复更其名曰《梨园原》"。书中《艺病十种》《曲白六要》《身段八要》等之所论,虽然皆为作者的经验之谈,但也不乏理性色彩。着眼于"明心"的角度论戏曲表演,《梨园原》堪称第一书。其中"心"之所指,既有属于剧中人物者,也有属于表演者自己的。

Li Yuan Yuan（ 梨园原）,which came into being in the mid Qing Dynasty,is the only treatise on drama performance in the history of the Chinese traditional opera. In the process of its circulation,it was once called Ming Xin Jian（ 明心鉴） before assuming its present name. Though the book presents condensed remarks of the author from his personal experience,some ideas are tinged with rational thinking. This paper attempts an interpretation of the connotations of ＂heart＂in Li Yuan Yuan（ 梨园原） and the theories relating to drama performance embodied in it.