在大借鉴的时代语境中创新——论胡适对问题剧艺术的探索

THE INNOVATION IN THE CONTEXT OF THE IMITATION TIMES——On the Studies of Hu Shi to the Problem Play Art

胡适的《终身大事》是现代中国第一部问题剧。多年来由于“左”的政治观念和教条主义研究方法的影响,《终身大事》长期被看成是易卜生《玩偶之家》的仿作而不为研究者所重视。实际上《终身大事》在思想上和艺术上都达到了很高的水准,它是胡适对中国问题剧艺术的一次成功探索,它在对西洋戏剧的借鉴中多有创新,不仅显示了开拓性的价值,还为随后大量出现的中国问题剧提供了可资借鉴的范本。

Hu Shi's The Greatest Event in Life was the first Problem Play in modem China. Owning to the political ideas and doctrinaire study methods,The Greatest Event in Life was ignored as if it was the imitation of Ibsen's A doll's House. As a matter of fact, The Greatest Event in Life,which thinking and aesthetics. It made much innovation while drawing reference to Ibse, and also exerted a great influence on the later Problem Plays.