罗伯特·布鲁斯坦的戏剧经典论

Robert Brustein’s Views on Theatre Classics

美国戏剧家罗伯特·布鲁斯坦重视对经典作品的归纳与总结,其戏剧经典论见解独到,蕴含革新思想。布鲁斯坦立足现代戏剧,探讨它们与传统戏剧的联系,同时将目光聚焦于"反叛"之上。其名为"反叛",其实为反思与革新。布鲁斯坦认为戏剧经典离不开反思他人与反思自身,同时提出新的观点。这一思想贯穿于布鲁斯坦戏剧生涯的始终,因此其戏剧经典论的论述也主要围绕此主题展开。布鲁斯坦的戏剧经典论,对戏剧创作与批评实践有重要意义。

American dramatist Robert Brustein attaches great importance to the induction and generalization of classical works. His views on theatre classics are unique,containing innovative ideas. He studies modern theatre,exploring its relation with traditional theatre,and taking"revolt"as its keyword,which can be explained as introspection and updating. He believes that theatre classics cannot be separated from revolting against people—both others and selves,and proposing new thoughts. The belief has been held throughout his career,thus his discussion on classical theatre works is mainly around it. Brustein’s views on theatre classics are of great significance to theatre creation and criticism.