Abstract
Since 1949, five generations of scholars on classical xiqu studies have emerged continuously in Shanghai. Scholarship in the three major fields of research, namely, ancient theories and criticism of xiqu, chronological research of ancient xiqu writers and works, and interdisciplinary research, has engaged scholars of all generations and exerted great influence. The research on ancient theories and criticism of xiqu has witnessed a process of pioneering the filed, expanding purviews, integrating studies as a whole, reinvestigating the entire scholarship, and exploring the core inquiries. Such interlacing process of horizontal expansion and longitudinal excavation is typical of the historical path of academic development. The chronological research of xiqu writers and works of the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, marked by abundance of materials, systemization, and rigor, has made great contributions to the academic community. Moreover, numerous scholars have been exploring, with an interdisciplinary view, the development of xiqu history. Engaging theories of other related disciplines, "turning inward" and "looking outward," these scholars have made breakthroughs in terms of research methodology. During these seventy years, the five generations of scholars in Shanghai have produced fruitful studies on xiqu history, by discovering abundant historical materials, clarifying fundamental facts, improving narratives on the development of ancient xiqu, and presenting to readers a more comprehensive picture of xiqu history.
First Page
55
Last Page
67
Recommended Citation
Huang, Jingfeng. 2020. "Development, Pragmatism, and Innovation: Classical Xiqu Studies in Shanghai in the Past 70 Years." Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art 40, (6): pp.55-67. https://tsla.researchcommons.org/journal/vol40/iss6/4
