早期话剧:中国戏剧现代转型的序幕

Early Modern Drama: The Prologue to the Modernization of Chinese Theatre

早期话剧是中国戏剧由传统向现代转型的序幕。它的生成并盛行是为了适应严峻的民族危难和反帝反封建的政治形势的需要;以现实题材取代历史题材,以文化启蒙取代封建道德说教,以普通民众取代达官贵人、公子小姐,以通俗易懂的白话取代艰深晦涩的文言;功能作用依然如故,创作主体的情感淹没于政治激情的宣泄之中,人物形象缺乏个性化色彩。

The early modern drama is the prologue to the transormation of Chinese theatre from tradition to modernization. It meets the demands of the serious crises and the political situation of resistance to imperialism and feudalism at that time. It replaces historical subject matter, feudal ethical sermons, the rich and powerful persons and the difficult classical Chinese with realistic subject matter, cultural enlightenment, ordinary people and the easily understandable vernacular Chinese. Its ruction is still the same but the feelings of playwrights are buried in the outlets for political passion. The roles in the drama also lack their own personalities.