张岱与戏曲艺术述论

Zhang Dai and His Reviews of Theatrical Art

时代、地域及家庭环境诸因素使张岱喜爱并精通戏曲艺术 ,他和当时的曲坛名流广泛交游 ,在剧本编写、唱腔鉴赏、演出指导等领域造诣不凡 ,针对晚明的戏曲风气提出了自己的理论主张。他的有关诗文描绘了群众戏曲演出活动的盛大场面 ,记载了私家戏班的表演水平 。

Factors such as times ,regions and family surroundings made Zhang Dai fond of and proficient in the theatrical art .He made friends with many celebrit ies of the theatrical circle ,had great attainments in play writing ,melody appr eciation ,performance guidance and so on ,and put forward his own theoretical pr opositions concerning the common practice of theater in the late Ming Dynasty .His notes and comments describe grand spectacles of mass performance ac tivities and record the performance levels of private troupes ,which have the im portant value of historical data.