《录鬼簿》的成书与曲学成就

钟嗣成作《录鬼簿》的目的是要为那些地位卑贱的曲家立身扬名和为后世的曲家提供借鉴。《录鬼簿》用以指称元曲的名词虽然很多,但内涵清晰,对元曲的曲体有着明确的界定。《录鬼簿》在对曲家加以记载和排列时,又具有清晰的历史发展意识,通过七类曲家的排列,展示了元代杂剧发展的三个时期。《录鬼簿》不仅记载了元代曲家的生平与剧目,而且在简短的评语与吊词中,也对戏曲和散曲的文体特征、功能、题材、构思、语言、音律等问题都表明了自己的见解。《录鬼簿》开创了通过对作家和剧目的记载,来表达自己戏曲主张的理论形态,明确提出了剧学研究的范畴,其对元杂剧的分期也为后世的元杂剧研究提供了借鉴。

The Compilation of The Book of Ghosts and Its Achievements of Qu Studies

The Book of Ghosts written by Zhong Sicheng aimed at gaining fames and positions for the humble Qu writers and providing reference for later writers.Although many different names were used to refer to works in the book,the content of these works clearly defined the genre.A clear historical consciousness of development was shown in the recording and listing of the authors.The dividing of the writers into seven types indicated the Yuan drama had experienced three stages of development.The Book of Ghosts not only recorded the authors＇ life and repertoire,but also expressed Zhong＇s views on the stylistic features,function,subject,idea,language,music and other issues of traditional opera in brief remarks on these writers.It created a theoretic expression of view on traditional opera by recording the writers and their repertoires.It clearly defined the scope of dramatic studies.Its division of Yuan drama development phase was also apocalyptic to later scholars.