“我是一个文化民族主义者”——奥古斯特·威尔逊的生平与创作

“I Am a Cultural Nationalist": August Wilson's Life and Work

美国黑人剧作家奥古斯特·威尔逊被认为是继尤金·奥尼尔、田纳西·威廉斯和阿瑟·米勒之后美国第四位最重要的剧作家。他靠自学从一个辍学少年成长为美国最成功的黑人剧作家。威尔逊称自己是文化民族主义者,其史诗般的十部戏剧根植于美国黑人的文化土壤,颂扬黑人的生活,肯定黑人被忽视的价值。威尔逊多次讲过对他影响至深的“4B”,他对“4B”的接受与延伸反映了他的戏剧创作观。

August Wilson is believed to be the fourth greatest playwright after Eugene O＇ Nell, Tennessee Williams and Arthur Miller. He learned by himself all the way from a dropout to the most successful African - American playwright. Wilson turned himself from a dropout into a most successful African - American playwright. He claims to be a cultural nationalist. His epic 10 - play cycle, rooted in black culture, ennobles the black experience and affirms the long neglected value in the American blacks. Wilson on several occasions has talked about the most important influence on his work-the four B＇s, the acceptance and development of which has helped form his dramatic vision.