The Contradiction and Discussion Surrounding Xu Fuzuo's View on the Functions of Traditional Chinese Opera and Mao Jin's Compilation of Sixty Operas (Liushi Zhongqu)

Junxiu Wu

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The Contradiction and Discussion Surrounding Xu Fuzuo's View on the Functions of Traditional Chinese Opera and Mao Jin's Compilation of Sixty Operas (Liushi Zhongqu)

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The Contradiction and Discussion Surrounding Xu Fuzuo's View on the Functions of Traditional Chinese Opera and Mao Jin's Compilation of Sixty Operas (Liushi Zhongqu)
The Contradiction and Discussion Surrounding Xu Fuzuo's View on the Functions of Traditional Chinese Opera and Mao Jin's Compilation of Sixty Operas (Liushi Zhongqu)
College of Liberal Arts, Shantou University, Shantou, Guangdong, 515063, China
Vol. 6, Issue 3, Pages: 210-213(2025)
Published：24 June 2025
DOI：10.47297/wsprolaadWSP2634-786545.20250603
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Wu Junxiu.The Contradiction and Discussion Surrounding Xu Fuzuo's View on the Functions of Traditional Chinese Opera and Mao Jin's Compilation of Sixty Operas (Liushi Zhongqu)[J].Research on Literary and Art Development,2025,06(03):210-213.
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Wu Junxiu.The Contradiction and Discussion Surrounding Xu Fuzuo's View on the Functions of Traditional Chinese Opera and Mao Jin's Compilation of Sixty Operas (Liushi Zhongqu)[J].Research on Literary and Art Development,2025,06(03):210-213. DOI： 10.47297/wsprolaadWSP2634-786545.20250603.

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There are notable differences in the perspectives on the functions of traditional Chinese opera between Xu Fuzuo and Mao Jin. Xu Fuzuo opposed the notion of using opera as a vehicle for moral guidance and social atmosphere (fēnghuà

roughly "social norms and customs" or "ethos")

while Mao Jin emphasized its didactic role. Despite Xu Fuzuo's adherence to the principle of "authenticity" (běnsè) in his works

they inadvertently exhibited didactic functions

a phenomenon tied to the sociocultural milieu and prevailing trends in opera during the late Ming dynasty. By examining Xu Fuzuo's views on the functions of traditional Chinese opera and Mao Jin's editorial practice in compiling Sixty Operas (Liushi Zhongqu) through the lenses of Reception Aesthetics and Reader-Response Theory

we uncover significant disparities in their perceptions of the textual orientation

functional cognition

and modes of reception concerning traditional Chinese opera. Furthermore

these differences illuminate the tension between "literary appreciation" (ántóu

referring to the appreciation of a written text) and "stage performance" (chǎngshàng

referring to live theatrical presentation) within the late Ming dynasty's conceptualization of traditional Chinese opera.

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