「彈詞」是一門擁有四百多年歷史的民間說唱藝術，發源於明末清初的蘇州地區，曾在明清盛行一時。作為說唱文學的一環，其融合了文學、語言、音樂、表演於一爐的口語藝術，其說表細膩、唱詞優美，又因地域性關係，獨具江南水鄉情懷。「彈詞」的表演方式是以說白（散文）和歌唱（韻文）來敘述故事，早期的演出形態是以一部唱本做連天連月的演出，而當代演出形式則是改編或新編為獨立演出的選回、選曲，做單場的表演。 本論文主要以彈詞經典之作《珍珠塔》為研究對象，《珍珠塔》是一部傳唱久遠的骨子書，從清朝至當代皆有不少彈詞大家傳唱，其故事動人、唱段優美、劇情發展高潮迭起，時至今日仍在臺灣及大陸地區做展演。本論文共分為六章：第一章說明研究動機與目的、研究方法與步驟、前人相關文獻探究與《珍珠塔》的版本概況。第二章整理彈詞相關研究概況，簡述彈詞的定義及其藝術構成和文學特色。第三章對《珍珠塔》的內容作分析。第四章探討《珍珠塔》主題思想與人物形象研究。第五章討論當代《珍珠塔》傳唱及演出情況。第六章結論。 關鍵字：彈詞、說唱文學、珍珠塔 Abstract Tanci is a historical talking and singing folk art that is more than four hundred years. It started at Suzhou during the end of Ming dynasty and the initial of Ch’ing dynasty. Being a kind of talking and singing literature, it is an oral art that includes literature, language, music and performance. The talking is delicate and the singing is wonderful with unique mood of south area of Yungtze River, Tanci describes story by talking and singing, The initial performing type is playing day and day or month and month of one script and the modern performing type is unique play of adapting sections or new one. This paper studies Tanci typical work of Jang-Ju-Ta. Jang-Ju-Ta is a Tanci play that has been played in a long time. There are many well-known Tanci performers to play this from Ch’ing dynasty to now. It is still playing in Taiwan and main land China because the story is to be moved, the singing is wonderful and the plot is highlight everywhere. This paper has six chapters. The first is research motive, target, method, steps and reference studying. The second is arranging of Tanci relative studying and describing the define of Tanci, art structure and literature characteristic. The third is studying of Jang-Ju-Ta contain, The fourth is studying of Jang-Ju-Ta main thinking and roles image. The fifth is Jang-Ju-Ta playing condition now. The last is conclusions. Keywords：Tanci, talking and singing literature , Jang-Ju-Ta
