简论奥尼尔表现主义戏剧的审美价值

奥尼尔是美国表现主义的代表剧作家。他的表现主义戏剧表现手法独特,具有很高的审美价值。表现主义注重表现,深层次地外化人的心灵,这种特征反映在奥尼尔的表现主义剧作中,产生了很强烈的审美冲击,即通过梦魇般的表现,让观众或读者敬畏人生,认识到生命的崇高;通过图式的、强力的象征,突破了表象,表现了事物的本质;通过荒诞化的表现,重构了生活的真实;通过艺术地变形,展现生活的悲剧、痛苦与丑恶;通过通感的运用,加强了对感受、意念、体验的表现;通过大段的内心独白,用哲理、诗意的语言架构起了梦、诗与美的世界。

A Brief Study on the Aesthetic Value of Eugene O'Neil's Expressionistic Drama

Eugene O'Neil is the representative American expressionistic dramatist.His expressionistic drama,with unique expression skills,possesses high aesthetic value.Expressionism lays much stress on"expression",which is fulfilled through delineating human inner world on a profound level.This characteristic,reflected in O'Neil's drama,produces strong aesthetic impact.To be concrete,nightmarish"expression"reminds people to revere human life and understand the sublimity of human life; geometric-figure-like, powerful symbols stand beyond the superficial phenomenon but help discover the essence of matters;absurdity reconstructs the truth of life; artistic metamorphosis displays the tragedy,misery and hideousness of life; the resort to all sense organs enhanced the expression of feeling, idea and experience; and large part of philosophical,poetical interior soliloquy constructs a world of dreams,poetry and beauty.