On The Receipt History Of The P'i-P'a Chiand

The research of receipt history of The P'i-P'a Chiand has great potentiality. The receipt of author of a classic and classic works can reflect exactly the psychology of culture and aesthetic pursuit of an era. The P'i-P'a Chiand can be regarded as the most controversial work in the history of Chinese operas. By sorting out and studying the receipt of The P'i-P'a Chiand, this article tries to reflect the changes of the views of opera of different times.From Ming Dynasty, Qing Dynasty to the modern times, most opera critics praise highly the subject about morals and manners, which reflects the absolutely dominant position of the view of enlightment by education in the history of opera. The predecessors set a high value on the strict melody of qu, natural style of language and unique strucuture of two threads, etc.In 1956, there began a discussion hi the literary and artistic circle about The P'i-P'a Chiand. A wholly new theory and method was adopted to probe into many problems about the main theme, artistic merits, and typical roles, etc. The minority adopted a totally negative attitude of The P'i-P'a Chiand, but the majority held that it is the precious heritage of national culture. Most viewpoints in this discussion have inspiring significance. The current study of The P'i-P'a Chiand pays more attention to the inquiring into the innate significance of the deeper level of the work, and finds the cultural significance and aesthetic value.The main theme of propagation of morals and manners, the opera system of initiating a new atmosphere and the language style which meets both the refined and popular tastes, etc. of The P'i-P'a Chiand have a wide, profound and far-reaching influence on the history of opera. This arises the thought of position and value of opera and the modern receipt of literature classics.