贝克特戏剧在中国的影响和接受

The Influence and Reception of Beckett’s Plays in China

作为世界戏剧史中里程碑式的人物,贝克特为世界戏剧留下了宝贵的遗产,其戏剧观念和作品在世界上形成广泛而深刻的影响。本文一方面分析贝克特对中国当代戏剧创作的影响,包括作品中的荒诞性、等待主题、语言的消解等;另一方面探讨中国戏剧如何发挥主体性,对贝克特戏剧的某些作品和元素进行选择性借鉴和吸收,包括误读荒诞、中国化的等待、兼收并蓄等。贝克特对中国戏剧观念和创作产生巨大的影响,改变了中国戏剧的发展方向,给中国戏剧带来新的面貌;同时在接受的过程中,贝克特的戏剧艺术经由中国独特的文化过滤和洗礼之后,已经成为了具有中国特色的戏剧的一部分,中国戏剧由传统走向现代,由民族走向世界,逐渐汇入世界戏剧发展的洪流。

As a monumental figure in the world drama history,Beckett left valuable legacy for the world,his ideas and plays imposing important and lasting influences.On the one hand,this article analyzes Beckett’s influence on Chinese contemporary playwriting,including absurdity,the waiting theme,and language dissolution.On the other hand,it discusses how Chinese recipient demonstrates subjectivity,learning and absorbing some elements from Beckett,such as misreading of absurdity,Sinicization of waiting,and incorporating different ideas into their creation.Beckett imposed huge influences on Chinese drama,changed the direction of Chinese drama,and brought a new look to Chinese drama.In the process of reception,Beckett’s dramatic arts were filtered and tested by unique Chinese culture,becoming an inseparable part of Chinese drama.Chinese drama developed from tradition to modern,from the nation to the world,infusing into the torrent of world drama.