关于元杂剧版本探究

晚近著名学人就元杂剧版本问题多有论议,并由此贬抑《元曲选》,大抵发生在1915年《元刊杂剧三十种》被影印、便于学人利用以后。1938年,明人赵琦美脉望馆所藏抄校本元明杂剧二百多种发现以来,元杂剧版本问题更受学人注意。《元曲选》的编选者臧懋循师心自用,改动曲文,招致批评,是为事实。但此类批评不宜绝对化。与诗文流传情况不同,戏曲剧本在传播过程中常遭艺人改动,讨论元剧版本时注意到这一历史现象当更切合实际。

Probing into the Edition of Yuan Drama

It was nearly after thirty kinds of Yuan Dramas photocopied and used in 1915 that, much discussion about the edition of Yuan Drama and depreciation of Selection of Yuan Dramas among the modern scholars emerged. In 1938, more than two hundred of Yuan and Ming Dramas' were found in Mai Wang Guan of Zhao Qimei, a Ming Dynasty person. Since then, the edition of Yuan Drama drew more attention of scholars. Zang Maoxun, the editor of Selection of Yuan Dramas, altered the text of the drama privately and was criticized, which is a fact. During the spread of Yuan Drama, different from that of poems, the text of Yuan Drama was often modified by artists. This phenomenon should be attended when talking about the edition of Yuan Drama.