摘要
由于欧洲文化和种族差异的影响,“他性”特征往往被生成、放大和流传,甚至形成固化的认知经验和“依附原则”。英国戏剧《城市夫人》和美国戏剧《维纳斯》虽然创作于不同国度和时代,但二者具有相似的种族他性表征和某种共通的认知伦理,比如剧中肤色“易容”揭示了人物形象的虚假性,演员着装“裸露”体现了文明的缺乏,舞台“他性”彰显了“看与被看”的生存困境等。这两部戏剧表演叙事的自身结构形态,折射了戏剧文学、创作主体与人物形象的存在环境和生存境遇,昭示了种族生存及其历史发展的状态和面貌,具有深刻的文化价值和启示意义。
Due to the influence of European culture and racial differences,the characteristics of“otherness”are often generated,amplified,and spread,and even form a stereotypical cognitive experience and“principle of attachment”.Although the British play The City Madam and the American play Venus were created in different countries and eras,the issue of racial otherness reflected in these two plays demonstrates a common moral cognition,for example,the performance of the blacked-up actors illustrates the disguised bodies of the characters;the costume,particularly the nakedness of the characters indicates the lack of civilization;onstage otherness highlights the survival plight of“watching and being watched”.The structure of the performance narratives in these two plays not only reflects the existing environment and living conditions among dramatic literature,playwrights,and characters,but also reveals the status of racial survival and its historical development.Therefore,it has profound cultural value and inspirational significance.
作者
黄慧慧
HUANG Huihui(School of Foreign Languages,Huaiyin Normal University,Huai’an 223300 China)
基金
江苏省高校哲学社会科学研究项目“苏珊·洛莉·帕克斯戏剧研究”(项目编号:2018SJA1588)。