著名戏曲史专家王芷章先生的遗著《中国京剧编年史》(上下卷 ) ,新近已由中国戏剧出版社出版。这不仅是广大戏曲工作者企盼已久的一件大事 ,也是中国史学界 (尤其是艺术史学界 )值得庆贺的一桩喜事。因为 ,该书内容丰富 ,史料翔实 ,除系统、全面、客观而且言言有据地记述了自清 The famous opera history expert Wang Zhizhang’s “Chinese Peking Opera Chronicle” (upper and lower volumes), recently published by the China Theater Press. This is not only an event long-awaited by the majority of opera workers, but also a happy event worthy of celebration by the Chinese historians (especially the art historians). Because, the book is rich in content, historical facts, in addition to systematic, comprehensive, objective and utterly documented self-Qing