中国京剧选本忠实记录着京剧史学的演进轨迹，1880年以来，京剧选本迅速发展并承载了数量丰硕的剧目文献。因此，以中国京剧选本作为文本中心的京剧研究得以成立，并且能够弥补现今学界偏重表演研究一端的不足。具体而言：梳理选本文献的基本形态及其历史演进规律，可以概览文本中心的中国京剧选本发展全貌；把握脚本实录的文本中心及其文学性，有助于开辟京剧表演研究之外的文本文学研究新领域；选本理论、京剧理论、经典化理论，共同构成了中国京剧选本文本中心理论研究的三个重要方向。

Since 1880, Peking opera (jingju) anthologies have developed rapidly and collected a large number of plays. Therefore, the text-centered study of jingju based on anthologies has been established, which could fulfil the gap in existing jingju studies that focus on performance. Specifically, by outlining the basic forms and evolutionary rules of the selected texts, we can survey the full picture of text-centered anthologies in development. By foregrounding text-centeredness and literariness of playscripts, we can open up a new field of textual studies beyond the studies of performance. The major aspects of theoretical studies of jingju anthologies include theories of anthology, theories of jingju, and theories of canonization.