夏衍《上海屋檐下》的经典化历程

The Canonization of Xia Yan’s Under the Roofs of Shanghai

夏衍《上海屋檐下》是中国现代话剧史上具有代表意义的现实主义经典之作。剧作家以其对于空间形态的高度敏感及空间生存体验,准确勾勒出其中蕴含的旧制度下小人物的挣扎。其故事情节已经不是局限于战前上海,而是置于那个时代中国广阔的社会背景中,而形形色色的人物、具有创新特征的舞台装置布局构成了一种地方感展示。《上海屋檐下》几十年的传播与接受史,始终显现出一种滞后效应,这与夏衍作为左翼剧作家的创作理念有关,也与时代和文化性质的变化相关。

Under the Roofs of Shanghai,Written by Xia Yan,is a representative realistic classic in the history of modern Chinese drama.The playwright accurately outlines the struggles of the little people under the old system with his high sensitivity to the spacial form and survival experience.Its storyline is not confined to pre-war Shanghai,but placed in the broad social context of China at that time with various characters and innovative stage setting displaying a sense of place.However,the spread and reception of Under the Roofs of Shanghai for decades has always shown a lag effect,which is relevant to Xia Yan’s creative concept as a left-wing playwright,as well as the changes in times and the nature of culture.