二十世纪美国戏剧对中国传统文化的接受

二十世纪,美国戏剧得到了长足的发展,其中尤金·奥尼尔在创作思想中对中国老庄哲学的借鉴,在面具运用上与中国传统戏剧中脸谱的相似性;桑顿·怀尔德在创作题材上对"田园"剧目的偏爱,在舞台布景和舞台监督的设计上显而易见的中国元素,都直接或间接地彰显了中国传统文化或戏剧的影响,但这种影响仍然微乎其微,他们的作用主要发挥在先锋戏剧实验上,并作为他者帮助剧作家完成了对自身文化和社会的反思。

The twentieth century America witnessed considerable development in its drama. Eugene O＇Neill used the philosophy of Laozi and Zhuangzi for reference, and his manipulation of masks found their counterparts in traditional Chinese plays. This, together with Thornton Wilder＇s preference to the pastoral plays and his design of the stage and the stage manager, directly or indirectly represented the influence of traditional Chinese culture, or plays, to be more specific. Although the influence was insignificant, best manifested in the vanguard dramas, they helped the dramatists reflect the introspection upon their own civilization and society by drawing the Chinese tradition as the other.