简述二十世纪前的美国戏剧

Brief Introduction to the American Drama Before the 20th Century

美国戏剧的发展经历了漫长而痛苦的蜕变,才有了二十世纪的辉煌。本文主要讲述了美国戏剧在其黄金时期之前的极具代表性的人物形象和戏剧类型,以及战争等因素对美国戏剧发展所起的巨大推动作用,有助于人们对二十世纪前的美国戏剧能有一个更全面的了解。

American drama enters the glorious period in the 20th century after a long time and painful development. This article mainly concerns about the representative characters in plays and different types of drama, and some factors as wars that have promoted the development of drama in America before the golden period. All these will help people to draw a clear impression of American drama before the 20th century.