论契诃夫对奥尼尔的影响

Chekhov's Influence on O'Neill'

奥尼尔的象征艺术受到契诃夫很大的影响,但其本人过去对此讳莫如深,众多奥尼尔研究者们也不愿意详论他与契诃夫的关系。本文则以此关系问题,从现实主义的象征、面具的使用、人物性格、"停顿"的使用等几个角度,深入考察契诃夫象征艺术对奥尼尔戏剧创作的影响。

O＇Neill＇s symbolic art is under the great influence of Chekhov, but O＇Neill himself talked little about this while relevant scholars have touched little on their relations either. This paper discusses Chekhov＇s influence on 0＇ Neill in terms of the realistic symbols, the use of the mask, char- acterization, the use of ＂pause＂ ,etc.