论奥尼尔剧作的死亡悲剧意识

On the Tragic Sense of Death in Eugene O'nell's Dramas

死亡悲剧意识是理解奥尼尔创作 ,也是认识其悲剧美学的基本切入口之一。其死亡悲剧意识基本上是乐观主义的 ,这种悲剧意识使他剧作中那些在生活中只有死亡的主人公在追求自己的失败的过程中体现出人之所以为人的最基本的素质 ,使自己的失败也具有了崇高的悲剧美感 ,这也是奥尼尔剧作具有经久魅力的原因之一。但在其创作的后期 ,生活的痛苦使死亡悲剧意识也随之由乐观主义逐渐过渡到悲观主义。本文通过分析奥尼尔剧作的死亡悲剧意识 。

Tragic sense of death is one of the entrance to apprehend Eugene O'neill's dramas and to acknowledge his tragic aesthetics.His tragic sense of death is generally optimistic,his heroes who have nothing but death in life exhibit their basic human element in prusuing death,which makes their failure holy and moving.This is one of the reasons that O'neill's dramas have permanent charm.however,in his later dramas,misery of life is more and more deepened,the optimism is gradually replaced by pessimism.This thesis analyses the tragic sense of death in O'neill's dramas,and as a result to point out their basic aesthetic spirit.