The criticism made by Jin Shengtan on The Western Chamber at the beginning of the Qing Dynasty reached the peak of Chinese theatrical criticism. However, this theatrical endeavor took form and developed rapidly shortly after mid-Ming Dynasty. It underwent three phases of development:Li Zhuowe,a great thinker's efforts in laying foundation ;men of letters' active participation in the discussion; integration of playwrites and critics. Jin Shengtan's criticism on The Western Chamber was a natural development based on the theatrical criticism of the Ming Dynasty.%清代初年的金圣叹评点《西厢记》是戏曲评点的高峰,但是在明代中叶以后,戏曲评点已经出现并得到迅速发展,它表现为三个发展阶段:思想家李卓吾开启戏曲评点风气的奠定阶段,文人竞相参与的拓展阶段,创作、评点合一的深化阶段。清代初年金圣叹的评点《西厢记》正是明代戏曲评点的逻辑发展。
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