简评《怎样阅读莎士比亚戏剧》

A Review of How to Read a Shakespeare Play

在枚不胜举的莎剧注释、解析与阅读指导作品中,美国学者大卫·波文顿的近作《怎样阅读莎士比亚戏剧》是一部难得的上乘之作。本文从多方面评论了这部力作的特色,着重分析了其指导性、实用性、前沿性、创新性和可读性,认为全书评论脉络清晰,详尽细致,观点明确,汇集莎剧研究最新成果;不仅对普通读者具有普遍的指导意义,对于专业的研究学者也具有很强的学术价值。

Among numerous critical works on Shakespeare＇ s plays, How to Read a Shakespeare Play by American scholar David Bevington excels others in various ways. This review analyses the instructiveness, practicality, originality and readability of the book, revealing that it is with clear structures, detailed analysis, explicit points of view, and latest achievements in the study of Shakespeare＇s drama.