姚燮的戏曲考证及其成就——以其《今乐考证》为研究的重点

Textual Criticism on Yao Xie's Traditional Opera and Its Achievements——Focus on Criticism of Present Traditional Opera

在清代众多的戏曲论著中,姚燮《今乐考证》是一种极为特殊的著作。全书之于剧目的辑录,以3328种之量,而为戏曲论著史上的第一书。以"小字注"与"案"为主的考证以及其之所获,则又使之成了以考证进行戏曲批评的代表作。《今乐考证》所反映的姚燮的戏曲史观,主要表现为:追求剧目辑录的全面性,主张戏曲发展的辩证性,注重戏曲嬗变的历时性。

Among numerous comments on traditional opera,Criticism of Present Traditional Opera by Yao Xie is an extremely special one. It is regarded as a Number One book in the history of traditional opera criticism with as much as 3328 compiling of operas. Textual criticism characterized by ＂small notes＂and ＂hints＂and its achievements made it a representative to comment on opera criticism. The following standpoints of traditional opera by Yao Xie＇s are presented in the book： seeking for a holistic compilation of operas,advocating dialectics of opera development,and emphasizing on diachronism of opera evolution.