中国戏剧史

by Yu Qiuyu

余秋雨“学术四卷”第二部，历时数年，亲自修订，独家定稿纪念版。 《中国戏剧史》从一个美丽的角度提醒广大读者：我们是谁。 白先勇：“这是从文化人类学立场研究中国戏剧史的开山之作。” 《中国戏剧史》一改传统戏剧史的惯常写法，不限于史料考订、剧目汇集等低级学术工作，摆脱以“史料”替代“史识”的弊病，从文化人类学视角将中国戏剧史与中国人的精神动态史连在一起，考察一个民族、一个时代群体的心理。从根本上发问：人类为什么要戏剧？中国为什么长久出不了戏剧？元代为什么成了中国戏剧的黄金时代？明代为什么会一次次出现万民欢腾的演出现象？……

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First published August 1, 2008

About the author

Yu Qiuyu (余秋雨), born in 1946 in Yuyao, Zhejiang, is one of the well-known contemporary Chinese cultural and literary figures. With an enormous readership in China and overseas, his cultural explorations link China with the rest of the world and his bold and direct criticisms of certain cultural phenomena make him loved and detested in equal measure. In 1985, Yu became the youngest full professor in China at the age of 39, and later became the president of the Shanghai Theater Academy.