“历史剧”概念与当代中国历史剧创作

The Concept of Historical Play and Contemporary Chinese Historical Play Writing

当代戏剧影视创作中出现了大量所谓的"历史剧",内容良莠不齐,历史剧的概念含混不清,多被滥用。追根溯源,历史剧起源于莎士比亚戏剧,专指一类特定体裁和内容的戏剧。伴随着莎士比亚戏剧被译介,历史剧在中国也经历了数次理论和创作的大讨论。历史剧由于其内容的特殊性,肩负着普及正确历史观和弘扬民族精神的重任,对大众尤其是青少年影响巨大。因此,纠正历史剧概念过于宽泛的问题,将古代生活题材戏剧与历史剧区别开来,划分成四种不同的类别,引导大众的认知,是迫切且不容忽视的。

A large number of so-called "historical plays" have appeared in the compositions of contemporary plays, films and TV series. The quality is intermingled, and the concept of historical play is vague and abused. Tracing back to its root, historical play originated from Shakespeare’s plays called "histories", which specifically refers to a type with a specific genre and content.With the translation of Shakespeare’s plays, historical play in China has also experienced several great discussions on theory and composition. Historical play shoulders the important task of popularizing the correct conception of history and promoting the national spirit, which has a profound influence on the public, especially on the teenagers. Therefore, it is urgent to solve the problem that the concept of historical play is over-broad, and to distinguish costume play from historical play by rating them into four different categories.