艺术本色漫议

On the Natural Colour of the Opera Language

“本色”一词在中国艺术理论中虽是广泛运用的术语,但其概念的内涵并不确定。在不同的艺术领域中有着各不相同的含义。本文着重从戏曲艺术角度探讨历代剧论家们对戏曲语言本色的不同论述,指出元人杂剧语言浅显易晓、诙谐奇拗的特色;辨析诗与曲的语言差异;肯定“本色”理论在反对骈丽华靡之风中的批判力量;同时也解剖了我国古代“本色”理论缺乏严谨的科学界定,(?)于构成理论体系的局限及其根源。

The term'Natural Colour'is widely used in the theory of Chinese arts, but its intension is inconsistent in the different art fields. This paper mainly discusses the various views on the natural colour of opera language by the criticizers,and points out the language characteristics of the Opera of Yuan Dynasty and the difference between poem and qu(a type of verse for singing) ,and affirms the action of the'Natural Colour'theory in combating the ormate style and,at the same time,analyses the source why the acient 'Natural Colour'theory of our country was deficint in scientific definition,failing in composing a theortical system.