行家之外的探索:论王世贞的曲论

Exploration Beyond an Expert: on Wang Shizhen's Theory of Qu

王世贞于曲学并不擅长,但其曲论却影响甚大。本文不着意探讨王世贞曲论之得失,而主要追问在曲学方面并非行家的王世贞如何论曲。笔者认为,王世贞虽然缺乏行家的专业眼光,但其擅长的史家和诗文领袖的视角在论曲时会及时补位;此外,鉴于曲与诗文的巨大差异,王世贞还故意跳脱史家和诗文领袖这两种擅长的主要视角,仅依靠其曲学方面算不得行家的眼光和知识进行了补充;由此构成了一场行家之外的有趣探索。这为王世贞曲论之是非得失寻得了答案,有利于重新认识和评价王世贞的曲论。

Wang Shizhen＇s theory of qu has a great influence although he is not adept in the study of qu. The paper mainly explores Wang Shizhen＇s way to talk about qu in which he is not the expert, rather than the gain and loss of his theory. His special perspective of historian and the poetry leader in Qu discussion offsets the lack of the profes- sional taste. In addition, due to the great difference between qu and poetry, Wang Shizhen deliberately avoids his perspective of historian and the poetry leader and uses non-experts＇ perspective and knowledge to supplement, which constitutes an interesting exploration beyond an expert. It also gives the answer to the gain and loss of Wang Shizhen＇s theory of qu, which is conducive to reconsidering and evaluating Wang Shizhen＇s theory of qu.