一、《张协状元》的创作的时间关于南戏《张协状元》的作者及创作时间的结论不一。庄一拂先生《古典戏曲存目汇考》认为:《张协状元》戏中下场诗有“不许留人到四更”句,“四更”之语,即宋人口语,“确认其大致为南宋中叶前作品”。也有部分学者从《张协状元》的演出体制、形式、角色分配、曲牌运用等方面考证,也确认其为南宋戏文发展初期的作品。《中国大百科全书·戏曲曲艺卷》“永乐大典戏文三种”条也认为是戏文初期作品,产生在《宦门子弟错 I. The Time of Creation of “Zhang Xie Zhuanyuan” Different conclusions about the author and creation time of Nanxiu “Zhang Xie Zhuang Yuan”. Zhuang Yifu, “Classical Chinese Testament Remittance Test” that: “Zhang Xie” elemental fate has “not allowed to stay to four more ” sentence, “four more ” language, that is, “Confirm its roughly the middle of the Southern Song Dynasty works ”. Some scholars also made research on the performance system, form, distribution of roles, and the use of music in the Zhang Xie Zhu Yuan, and also confirmed that they were the early works in the development of the opera in the Southern Song Dynasty. “Encyclopedia of Chinese opera opera volume” “Yongle ceremony three” is also considered the early works of the opera, produced in the "wrongdoers