论梅特林克戏剧中的“留白”

The Art of“Leaving Blank”in Maeterlinck’s Drama

19、20世纪之交,比利时剧作家梅特林克首度在戏剧中创用“留白”,以静默为语言,以出人意料的阙如之法催人思考,实属对20世纪欧洲剧坛流泽深远的创造。事实上,梅氏所采用的“留白”,无论是思想还是运用,都是对于西方戏剧传统的一种颠覆,而反与我国古典文学中的“留白”不乏共通之处。因此,通过中国古典文学的视角,我们或许能更清晰地察见梅氏戏剧之奥妙,并在一个更广阔的范围里探讨“留白”的形式和意义。

At the turn of the 20th century,the Belgian playwright Maurice Maeterlinck(1862-1949)applied the art of“leaving the blank”to drama.He pioneered the extensive practice of blank-leaving in western drama,and enriched profoundly the European drama of the 20th century.Meanwhile,his conception and application of blank-leaving share certain traits with classic Chinese literature.Relying upon the insights of Chinese classical literature,this study aims to throw a new light on the mystique of his drama,and also probe the form and significance of blank-leaving in a larger context.