开拓戏曲史研究的新视野——读朱伟明等著《汉剧史论稿》

A New Horizon for the Study of Xiqu History: A Review of Essays of the History of Hanchu Opera

朱伟明等著《汉剧史论稿》与同类剧种史研究专著相比,有着鲜明的特色:(一)文本与舞台兼顾的立体剧史观;(二)研究方法多样;(三)对汉剧文化身份的认同。因此,《汉剧史论稿》的出版,对戏曲史、汉剧和其他地方戏的研究,具有重要的意义:首先是在学术视野上,作者始终把汉剧的发展演变,放在中国戏曲史的宏阔视野下深挖细掘,力图给予汉剧在中国戏曲版图中以恰当的位置描述;其次是在剧种史研究领域,对其他地方戏的研究,具有示范和导引的意义;最后,朱伟明教授及其团队重视资料搜集与文献分析的严谨态度,尤令人感佩。

Essays of the History of Hanchu Opera, co-authored by Zhu Weiming and two other scholars, has shown some distinctive features compared to other monographs on the history of Xiqu. Firstly, this work treats both the texts and the stage as ingredients of history. Secondly, it adopts multiple methods in research. Thirdly, it shows identification with the culture of hanchu opera. The book is of great importance to the research of hanchu opera and other Xiqu, and to the studies of the history of Xiqu. It treats the development of hanchu opera in the broad horizon of the history of Chinese Xiqu and, supported by a great many details, places hanchu opera in a proper position; it is a model in the academic field for the study of Xiqu history and will inspire new research on other local Xiqu. Professor Zhu Weiming and her team have made admirable efforts in the collection and analysis of materials, and the morale in their writing is to be applauded.