神话制造者的拼贴世界——山姆·谢泼德的早期作品探析

Collaged world by a Mythmaker——The early works of Sam Shepard

山姆·谢泼德是美国 6 0年代先锋派戏剧的代表人物 ,目前已受到国外学术界中凯瑟琳·休斯 ,鲁比·科恩等学者的普遍关注。他的名作《被埋葬的孩子》也同时引起了一些国内学者的瞩目。本文则重点介绍他写于196 3年至 6 0年代末的早期作品。这些作品在情境的设置、结构、语言及舞台手段等方面都较好的体现了先锋派戏剧的创作特征 ,揭示了现代生活的突发和不可预料以及现代美国人表面轻松欢快而内在孤寂困惑的情感世界。

Sam Shepard, as a representative of American Avant-garde theatre in the 1960's, has drawn the attention of such critics as Catherine Hughes, Ruby Cohn.Meanwhile, he is attracting attentions of some Chinese scholars for his masterpiece, Buried Child. The article attempts to expound his early works, which have reflected the characteristics of Avant-garde theatre. These works manifest the suddenness and unpredictability of American modern life and their empty inner world, which is a contradiction to their joyful appearance.