乍聽「戲曲」一詞，一般人腦海裡出現的畫面與聲音，大概就是畫著濃妝的大花臉與鏗鏘嘈雜的中國樂伴奏。然而如果你以為戲曲就是一門古老的、不符合時代潮流的艱難學問，這其實只說對了很小一部分。首先，古典戲曲的歷史的確相當悠遠，是「從古代走來」的一門藝術，與古希臘悲劇、印度梵劇並列世界最古老的戲劇形式之一。
但直至今天，戲曲仍舊頻繁地在華人世界的各式劇場中持續搬演著。我們不但可以看到維持著古典精神的戲曲演出，也可以看到當代創作者在表現形式與戲劇主題上不斷地推陳出新，為這個時代的觀眾們創造合適的劇本與表演。因此某種意義上而言，我們也正持續「書寫」著屬於這個時代的戲曲時。「書寫」在這裡作為一個擁有寬泛定義的動詞，既指劇本創作，也包括劇場演出，甚至所有相關的戲劇活動、觀賞行為，甚至是批評與討論。
究竟戲曲的特色與魅力何在？它在整個中國文學歷史裡扮演著什麼樣的角色？這不會是課堂上教師要努力說明的部分，反而是希望在一個學期的學習之後，我們的學生可以擁有答覆這個問題的能力。更進一步的，希望同學們除了知性的理解與思考之外，也能因為蘊含於戲曲文本中的多樣主題豐富自身的精神與情感內涵，並充分「享受」閱讀、觀賞這門藝術無可取代的愉悅過程。
而古典戲劇作為一種跨領域的綜合性表演藝術，其價值同時體現在案頭文本以及表演劇場之上，並兼具抒情與敘事的文學功能；這是戲曲與其他文學形式如詩、詞、散文、小說等最大的差異之一，也會是這一門課與其他中文課程內容有所區別之處。因此我們所涉獵與討論的「文本」，將同時包括「戲曲劇本」與「劇場演出」。再則，戲曲擁有著高度的娛樂性與通俗性，因此當我們在閱讀或觀賞戲曲時，更能關照到不同時代、跨越階層的群眾們真實而豐富的情感思想與審美標準。When first hearing the word "opera", the images and sounds that come to most people's minds are probably large painted faces with heavy makeup and sonorous and noisy Chinese music accompaniment. However, if you think that opera is an ancient and difficult knowledge that does not conform to the trend of the times, this is actually only a small part of the truth. First of all, classical opera has a very long history. It is an art that "came from ancient times" and is one of the oldest forms of drama in the world, along with ancient Greek tragedy and Indian Sanskrit drama.
But to this day, opera is still frequently performed in various theaters in the Chinese world. Not only can we see opera performances that maintain the classical spirit, but we can also see contemporary creators constantly innovating in expression forms and drama themes to create suitable scripts and performances for the audiences of this era. Therefore, in a sense, we are continuing to "write" the drama that belongs to this era. "Writing" is here used as a verb with a broad definition, which refers to not only script creation, but also theater performances, and even all related theatrical activities, viewing behaviors, and even criticism and discussion.
What are the characteristics and charm of opera? What role does it play in the entire history of Chinese literature? This will not be a part that teachers have to work hard to explain in class. Instead, we hope that after one semester of study, our students will have the ability to answer this question. Furthermore, I hope that in addition to intellectual understanding and thinking, students can also enrich their own spiritual and emotional connotations through the diverse themes contained in opera texts, and fully "enjoy" reading and appreciation of this irreplaceable art. Pleasurable process.
As a cross-disciplinary comprehensive performing art, classical drama's value is reflected in both desk texts and performance theaters, and it has both lyrical and narrative literary functions; this is the link between opera and other literary forms such as poetry, lyrics, prose, One of the biggest differences in novels, etc. will also be the difference between the content of this course and other Chinese courses. Therefore, the "text" we cover and discuss will include both "opera script" and "theatre performance". Furthermore, opera is highly entertaining and popular. Therefore, when we read or watch opera, we can better take into account the real and rich emotions, thoughts and aesthetic standards of people from different eras and across strata.
廖奔、劉彥君《中國戲曲發展史》，太原：山西教育，2000。
余秋雨：《中國戲劇史》，台北：天下文化，2007。
關漢卿：《救風塵》
紀君祥：《趙氏孤兒》
王實甫：《西廂記》
高則誠：《琵琶記》
湯顯祖：《牡丹亭》
洪 昇：《長生殿》
孔尚任：《桃花扇》
Liao Ben and Liu Yanjun, "History of the Development of Chinese Opera", Taiyuan: Shanxi Education, 2000.
Yu Qiuyu: "History of Chinese Drama", Taipei: Tianxia Culture, 2007.
Guan Hanqing: "Save Feng Chen"
Ji Junxiang: "The Orphan of Zhao"
Wang Shifu: "The Romance of the West Chamber"
Gao Zecheng: "The Story of Pipa"
Tang Xianzu: "The Peony Pavilion"
Hong Sheng: "The Palace of Eternal Life"
Kong Shangren: "Peach Blossom Fan"
| 評分項目 Grading Method | 配分比例 Grading percentage | 說明 Description |
|---|---|---|
| 平時成績（含出席率）平時成績（含出席率） Regular results (including attendance rate) |
25 | |
| 期中考期中考 midterm exam |
25 | |
| 學期報告學期報告 term report |
25 |
