曹禺和老舍话剧艺术风格比较

A Comparative Study between the Drama Style of Cao Yu and Lao She

曹禺话剧代表了20世纪上半叶中国话剧文学的最高成就,老舍话剧代表了20世纪下半叶中国话剧文学的最高成就。他们分别统领着中国话剧的不同时代,成就了中国话剧的辉煌。曹禺和老舍的话剧由于成长背景、文化积淀以及处理文学与政治问题的不同方式,形成了迥然相异的艺术风格,通过二者话剧艺术风格的比较,可以为当下中国剧坛提供可资鉴取的宝贵经验。

Cao Yu is the representative of Chinese drama literature in the first half of the 20th century, whereas, Lao She is the latter half of the 20th century. They represent the development of Chinese drama at different times, and made a brilliant achievement. Owning to their different social background and culture development, as well as their ways of dealing the relationship between literature and politics, they have an utterly different writing style. Cao Yu＇ s drama develops in a poetry style, while Lao She＇ s drama develops in a novel style, but they have their own artistic value. Comparing their different styles, we can get a good understanding of Chinese drama in both development and brilliance, and make a right conclusion.