如何正确看待中国傀儡戏——读《中国傀儡戏史》的启示

How Shall We Discuss Puppet Theatre in China: A Review of The History of Chinese Puppet Theatre

叶明生的《中国傀儡戏史》是一部研究中国传统傀儡戏的重要著作,其对中国傀儡戏史的学术贡献主要表现在:一、构建了整体联系的傀儡戏史的体系;二、开拓了傀儡戏史的研究领域。该著作使中国傀儡戏在研究对象上更为完整、在研究方法上更为科学,对中国傀儡戏的保护与发展起着无法替代的作用。

YE Mingsheng’s The History of Chinese Puppet Theatre is a crucial piece of work on traditional Chinese puppet theatre. It has made contributions to the studies of the history of Chinese puppet theatre through constructing a system for the history of puppet theatre and broadening the horizon of research in the field. The work defines Chinese puppet theatre more completely as a research object,thus undertaking more scientific and intellectual methods. It is a substantial achievement in protecting,preserving and developing of Chinese puppet theatre.