政治启蒙、民族救亡与人文追求--论陈白尘“左联”时期的戏剧创作

Political Enlightenment,National Salvation and Humanistic Pursuit--On Chen Baichen’s Dramatic Writing in the“Left League”Period

关于陈白尘戏剧作品的研究,人们通常较多提及他在“左联”解散后的创作,而其“左联”时期的作品则易被忽视。因而,考察和分析陈白尘在“左联”时期的戏剧创作全貌,有助于丰富和加深研究者对其戏剧生涯的认识与评价。陈白尘“左联”时期戏剧作品在主题呈现上表现为左翼阶级意识下的政治启蒙与以民族救亡为己任的家国情怀,体现了他承受牢狱之灾后寻求自由与光明的人文追求。在政治启蒙与民族救亡的总纲下其戏剧创作特点囊括了现实主义、爱国主义、批判意识三个方面,此三者不仅共同构成了陈白尘这一时期戏剧主题下的主要特点,更是他作为一名“左联”影响下的作家的思想维度,也是其后续创作的精神动力和文学基础。

In the study of Chen Baichen’s dramatic works,his works after the dissolution of the“Left League”are often mentioned,whereas his works during the period of the“Left League”are prone to be overlooked.Therefore,a survey and analysis of Chen Baichen’s entire dramatic creation in the period of the“Left League”is helpful to enrich and deepen researchers’understanding and evaluation of his dramatic career.Chen Baichen’s dramatic works in the period of the“Left League”generally present the themes of political enlightenment under the left-wing class consciousness and the patriotic feelings of national salvation,which reflects his humanistic pursuit of freedom and brightness after his imprisonment.Under the general outline of political enlightenment and national salvation,his dramatic creation features involve three aspects:realism,patriotism,and critical consciousness,which constitute not only the main features of Chen Baichen’s dramatic theme in this period but also his ideological dimension as a writer under the influence of the“Left League”as well as the the spiritual power and literary foundation for his subsequent creation.