The Research About Kunqu Opera Texts And Publishings In Ming Dynasty

The paper takes the Kunqu opera texts and printed edition in Ming Dynasty as the research object, and summarizes the rules of Kunqu opera spread. The existence and transmission status of Ming Dynasty opera texts are studied from the form of the Kunqu opera texts in Ming Dynasty. These studies confirm the development and prosperity of Kunqu opera, confirm the development rules of Kunqu opera summared by previous scholars, and clear the meaning of Kunqu opera texts in the transmission process.Based on the literature, the writer sorts out the appendix "Spreading memorabilia of Kunqu opera texts in Ming Dynasty" in the course of the study. Clearly, a major existence of Kunqu opera texts is printed editions, and the printed editions are a main way of Kunqu opera spread in Ming dynasty. According to the Kunqu opera texts'existence, the paper takes the printing texts as the study subject, and summarizes the characteristics of printing texts of Kunqu opera, and bases on these representations to explain the history of Kunqu opera spread in a new perspective by the method of iterature and history confirmed each other. Certainly, the texts make an important contribution in the process of the spread of Kunqu opera. Similarly, the publishing industry is contributory to hand down and preserve the Kunqu opera texts in Ming dynasty in the text of the communication process. Print edition and quality are influence on to transmission, and edition peculiarity of Kunqu opera reflects that status of texts spread.This article discusses several aspects about the station of Kunqu opera texts in Ming Dynasty:First, according to the connotation and extension of Kunqu Opera determine the scope of the Kunqu Opera text. The paper differentiates and analyses kunshan tune and Nanqu opera such as Hanyan tune so that make clear and definite the master of the Kunqu opera. The paper beginning summarizes the change of from Nanqu opera to Kunqu opera so that make clear and definite the denotation and valuation of Kunqu opera text. According to the types of Kunqu Opera texts of Ming Dynasty, a summary is that the creative way of Kunqu text in Ming dynasty is the adaptation. Affirmatively, these adaptations have literary value and literature value.Second, performance of private troupes is one of the spread modes of Kunqu opera; in addition, the spread mode of Kunqu opera includes text spread that is the special. In the latter half of Ming dynasty, Kunqu opera performance is prosperous, and printing industries were developed and publishing technology improved, so Kunqu opera texts were widely hand-copied and printed. There are Kunqu opera texts of bookshop publishing which are the most and handed down to the present. There are many private publishing texts, public publishing texts and hand-copied texts. Scripts are the object of text spread. Copy is original way of spread, and hand-copied texts are the earliest existence of spread. In the process of extremely prosperous printing industry, printing is the main mode of transmission, therefore taking publishing texts as the main research object. Among these publishing texts, the public and private publishing mainly serve as scenario or collection, their quantity is less; the bookshop publishing that spread widely can gain business profit, and their quantity is more. According to public, private and bookshop prints about Kunqu opera texts, the paper summarizes the characteristics of Kunqu opera texts in Ming dynasty. It also analyzes the relations of print industry and.different texts, such as the headline marked the music score, the comment, the amount of chapters, the times and quantity of revise edition, finally summaries the close relation of characteristic texts and the develop of the print industry. Performance of private troupes is one of the spread modes of Kunqu opera; in addition, the spread mode of Kunqu opera includes text spread that is the special. In the latter half of Ming dynasty, Kunqu opera performance is prosperous, and printing industries were developed and publishing technology improved, so Kunqu opera texts were widely hand-copied and printed. There are Kunqu opera texts of bookshop publishing which are the most and handed down to the present. There are many private publishing texts, public publishing texts and hand-copied texts. Scripts are the object of text spread. Copy is original way of spread, and hand-copied texts are the earliest existence of spread. In the process of extremely prosperous printing industry, printing is the main mode of transmission, therefore taking publishing texts as the main research object. Among these publishing texts, the public and private publishing mainly serve as scenario or collection, their quantity is less; the bookshop publishing that spread widely can gain business profit, and their quantity is more. According to public, private and bookshop prints about Kunqu opera texts, the paper summarizes the characteristics of Kunqu opera texts in Ming dynasty. It also analyzes the relations of print industry and different texts, such as the headline marked the music score, the comment, the amount of chapters, the times and quantity of revise edition, finally summaries the close relation of characteristic texts and the develop of the print industry.Third, it introduces several major cities where Kunqu opera texts in the latter half of Ming dynasty spread and the influence of these cities. It introduces the status of communication Kunqu opera texts in different regions. It makes a distinction between the markets and publish houses of Kunqu opera texts, and clears that Nanjing is the base of commercialized Kunqu opera texts. Private printings of Suzhou make the spread of Kunqu opera texts be fine quality, and the printed texts of Kunqu opera in Hangzhou, Jiaxing and Huzhou reflect. the quality awareness of Kunqu opera texts. Beijing is the important market of Kunqu opera texts.Finally, the paper summarizes that Kunqu opera text spread bases on the political, economic, and cultural foundation, affirms that the significance of Kunqu opera texts spread and meaning of the paper study.