京剧，戏里乾坤（英）

　　“乾坤”，古人借称天地，包罗万象。中国戏曲在舞台上演绎的各种故事，似乎只有用乾坤来形容，才能显示出它的浩瀚广博。近200年的京剧，就是艺术递变和融合的历程，是腔调合流、行当融合、剧目吸收的历程，是兼容并蓄、不拘一格集百家之长、臻于完美的历程。近千年的中国戏曲，离不开伶人的印迹，离不开城乡的印迹，离不开风俗时尚的印迹，更离不开传统文化渲染的印迹。本书再现的是中国戏曲和京剧的漫漫征途，是沧桑时代的印迹。时至今日，舞台上的“生旦净末丑”演绎的仍是天地间寻常与独特的故事。

　　高震，天津师范大学历史系毕业，喜爱文学、历史、戏曲，笃信传统文化就是中国人的根，策划出版了近200种图书，编写《中国***遗产》《日历中的故事》《中华老字号的故事》等图书。

Preface
Chapter I Unique Nature of Peking Opera, Formation and Development
Section 1 Charm of Peking Opera
Section 2 Origin of Peking Opera
Section 3 The Art Life of Famous Actors in Peking Opera
Section 4 Masters of Peking Opera in the National Calamity
Section 5 The Innovation of Peking Opera
Chapter II Peking Opera Roles and Masters
Section 1 Origin of Peking Opera Roles
Section 2 Sheng, a Leading Role on the Stage
Section 3 Excellent Dan
Section 4 Rare Jing Performances
Section 5 Chou as the Fundamental Role of Opera
Chapter III Dreamy Peking Opera, Classic Repertoires and Indoctrination
Section 1 Massive Repertoire of Peking Opera
Section 2 Loyal and Righteous Opera
Section 3 Requiting Like for Like
Section 4 Heroes in Opera
Chapter IV Inexhaustible Source, Origin of Chinese Opera
Section 1 Tracing Back to the Beginning of Opera
Section 2 The Formation of Opera
Section 3 Chinese Opera in its Infancy
Section 4 Zaju of the Yuan Dynasty Sees the Golden Age of Opera
Section 5 Kun Opera
Section 6 The Rise of Local Opera
Section 7 Various Types of Local Operas
Section 8 Chinese Opera Going Abroad
Appendix
A Brief Chinese Chronology