A Study On The Drama Criticism In The Mid-Qing Dynasty

The drama criticism in the mid-Qing Dynasty is influenced by many factors such as political and cultural policies,academic atmosphere and the development of opera.It shows the characteristics of that era,which refer to emphasizing the realistic function of opera and pursuing elegance.The drama criticism in the mid-Qing dynasty is mainly carried out by the styles of the drama monographs,the preface to the opera works,and the drama commentary.They are different in stylistic forms,their ways of involvement in the drama criticism and the function of criticism are also different.The drama monographs are mainly to record cultural phenomena,to review the works of the writers,and to elucidate the opera ideas.With specific opera works as the criticized objects,the preface and commentary are often combined to make a comprehensive and meticulous critique of the opera works by the means of integrating different critical components.Literati is the main subject of drama criticism in the mid-Qing dynasty,leading to the characteristics of literati,clustering,privacy and so on.The critics' attainments in literature,drama,academy and article study have a significant impact on the features of drama criticism at this time.The ongoing drama criticism is accompanied by producing aesthetic effect of the opera art.There exist "drama-oriented criticism system" and "stage-oriented criticism system" in drama criticism of the mid-Qing Dynasty,where the critics of drama discussed the factors to producing aesthetic effect in these two systems.It includes the process of the author-centered drama creation,the artist-centered drama performance and the drama activities in which the audience is the aesthetic subject.The drama criticism in the mid-Qing Dynasty is included in these three processes.On the basis of examining the factors that influence the artistic aesthetic effect of the opera,the drama critics have carried out drama criticism on three aspects of drama creation,reading opera works and viewing dramas.