社会问题剧探源

The Source of Problem Plays

对社会问题剧的界定和创始人学术界各持己见,鉴于学术界在此问题上观点纷呈,我们有必要对社会问题剧寻根探源,作进一步的界定:社会问题剧是一种取材于日常生活,反映社会矛盾,提出社会问题,促使观众进行思考和议论的戏剧形式,风格严肃,是自觉的文化的戏剧。它的远亲是莎士比亚的悲喜剧,近亲是狄德罗、博马舍提倡的严肃戏剧。

The academic circles have the different opinions on the definition of the problem play and the founder of it.There fore,it is necessary to probe the source of the problem plays and try to give a proper definition of it.Problem plays is a kind of drama,which draws material from daily life,reflects the social conflicts,so that the audience may ponder over and comment on the social problems.The style of the problem plays is serious.It reflects culture consciously.It originates from Shakespeare's tragicomedy, and comes directly from Diderot and Bomashe't serious plays.