我国古代成熟戏剧形式的主要标志

自 2 0世纪初王国维确立我国古代“真戏剧”即成熟的戏剧形式的定义和时间以来 ,学界理解不一。本论提出 ,我国古代成熟戏剧形式的主要标志有四 :曲本位的确立 ;脚色行当体制的形成 ;唱念做打四功的融合 ;有一定长度的剧情结构。四者必须同时具备 ,才能称得上“真戏剧”。

The Formal Characteristics of the Matute Chinese Ancient Drama

Ever since Wang Guo Wei gave a definition for the artistic form and time of the Chinese ancient drama in the early 20th century, there have been different understandings of it in the acadamic circles. Here, the author of this article has made a presentation of the four main formal distinctive characteristics of a mature Chinese ancient drama, namely, the determination of song standard, the formation of the system of type of roles, the harmonious combination of singing, dialoguing, miming and acrobatic fighting and lastly an intricate plot of a certain length. The autor of this anticle points out, these are the four constuent elements which make up a real mature drama or, without which, it is not a true mature drama.