《上海艺术家》1987年一期载吴功正《中国古典戏剧结构新探》一文。文章认为,中国古典戏剧结构具体的有:一、线性的时间序列。中国古典戏剧的时域性很鲜明。时间形成了动作长度。这种流线的结构是单个的时间中的动作组合。以时间显示空间,以时间导入戏剧情节的开端、发展、高潮、结局。二、整一型的闭合结构。结构上都是有头有尾,时间跨度所形成的空间框架,有一个相对独立的格局,整一,闭合,内向,观众可以领略到一个完整的过程。三、贯串型的主控机制。中轴线作为主线,贯串始终。主线起到主控的机制功能,剧作者始终不偏离,观众始终 “Shanghai artist” in 1987 a Wu Zongzheng contains “a new exploration of the structure of Chinese classical drama,” a text. The article holds that the concrete structure of Chinese classical drama includes: First, the linear time series. The time domain of Chinese classical drama is very clear. Time formed the action length. This streamlined structure is a combination of actions in a single time. To display space in time, time to introduce the beginning of the plot, development, orgasm, ending. Second, the whole type of closed structure. The structure is both a head-on and a spatial framework formed by time span. There is a relatively independent pattern. The whole one, the closure, the inward direction and the audience can experience a complete process. Third, consistent type of master control mechanism. Central axis as the main line, consistent throughout. The main line functions as a master mechanism, the playwright always does not deviate, the audience always