以英剧《唐顿庄园》管窥大时代的变革与冲突

Changes and Conflicts in Grand Ages from Downton Abbey

历史古装剧《唐顿庄园》[1]扣人心弦的情节和跌宕起伏的人物命运主要围绕着20世纪初的大时代背景展开。相继而至的两次工业革命,事关国运的一次世界大战,还有经济腾飞的美国给古老英国带来的是翻天覆地的变化。该剧微观记述了庄园中格兰瑟姆伯爵主仆一家的跌宕命运,又宏观表现了在历史转折时期的大英帝国除旧迎新的大气磅礴。

The historical drama Downton Abbey in costumes of the ancient time develops its gripping plots and ups-and-downs fates of main figures in the background of early 20th century. In the grand ages, great changes happened in time-honored Britain thanks to the two industrial revo- lutions in succession, outbreak of the nation-fate-involving world war I, and the U.S.A＇s growth into an economic power. The drama not only depicts the microcosmic lives of the aristocratic Craw- ley family and their servants in the post-Edwardian era, but also manifests the great momentum of British Empire in sweeping away the old and starting afresh at the historic turning period.