A Reinvestigation of the Development of Classical Chinese Drama in the Middle Qing Dynasty Based on Jingqiang Research, Performing Environment, and Play Scripts

• Main Authors: CHIEN-HSIN CHIANG, 江建新
• Other Authors: Hsiu-Jen Jian
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2012
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/3mw6xm

碩士 === 國立臺北藝術大學 === 建築與文化資產研究所 === 100 === More than half of the 354 drama genres listed in Yu Cong’s “Studies in Chinese Drama Genres” did not become prevalent until mid Qing dynasty. This suggests the special status of mid Qing dynasty in Chinese drama history. The terms Huabu and Yabu first appeared in “Yan-lan-xiao-pu” written by Wu Zhang-yuan, and the competition of Huabu and Yabu became representative in the drama history of middle Qing dynasty. There are three landmarks that represent the three stages of the Huabu-Yabu competition: Jingqiang’s popularization in Beijing, Wei Zhang-sheng’s arrival at Beijing, and Hui-ban’s arrival at Bejing. In this thesis, alternative points of view of the Huabu-Yabu competition are provided. First, the definitions of Huabu and Yabu are given. Then previous studies on the Huabu-Yabu competition are summarized. It is observed that Jingqiang belongs to Huabu and Yabu at same time, based on previous studies. Thus an important issue to be tackled is how Jingqiang can be categorized in the Huabu-Yabu competition.The Huabu-Yabu competition is more than the competition between Kunqu and other genres. From the perspective of the performing environment, we reinvestigate historical data. Therefore, we now have a clearer picture of the growth and decline of Huabu and Yabu. Moreover, this thesis also adopts a perspective of the repertoires and the play scripts. First, we discuss the effect of the number of repertoires and the forms of the play scripts on the development of drama. Then we compare the four versions of the play scripts of “Yi-peng-xue” to understand the change in different play script types. Based on previous studies and additional materials, this thesis gives us insight of the Huabu-Yabu competition, and complements the drama history of middle Qing dynasty.