1、戏剧简介(英文)DramaDramaDramaisthespecificmodeoffictionrepresentedinperformance.ThetermcomesfromaGreekwordmeaningactionwhichisderivedfromtodo.Theenactmentofdramaintheatre,performedbyactorsonastagebeforeanaudience,presupposes(预先假定)collaborative(合作的)modesofproductionandacollectiveformofreception.Thestructur
2、eofdramatictexts,unlikeotherformsofliterature,isdirectlyinfluencedbythiscollaborativeproductionandcollectivereceptionHistory of Western dramaHistory of Western dramaClassical Athenian dramaWesterndramaoriginatesinclassicalGreece.Thetheatricalcultureofthecity-stateofAthensproducedthreegenresofdrama:t
3、ragedy,comedy,andthesatyrplay(【古希腊】森林之神滑稽短歌剧,萨堤罗斯滑稽剧).Theiroriginsremainobscure,thoughbythe5thcenturyBCEtheywereinstitutionalisedincompetitionsheldaspartoffestivitiescelebratingthegodDionysus(狄俄尼索斯:酒神和宗教狂欢庆祝大自然权力和丰饶之神).SatyrplaySatyrplayswereanancientGreekformoftragicomedy,similarinspirittoburlesque
4、(讽刺作品).Theyfeaturedchorusesofsatyrs,werebasedonGreekmythology,andwererifewithmockdrunkenness,brazensexuality,pranks,sightgags,andgeneralmerriment.SatyricdramawasoneofthethreevarietiesofAtheniandrama,theothertwobeingtragedyandcomedy.ItcanbetracedbacktoPratinasofPhlius,circa500BC.Papposilenusplayingth
5、ecrotals,theatricaltypeofthesatyrplayRoman dramaRoman dramaFollowingtheexpansionoftheRomanRepublic(50927BCE)intoGreekbetween270240BCE,RomeencounteredGreekdrama.FromthelateryearsoftherepublicandtheRomanEmpire(27BCE-476CE),theatrespreadwestacrossEurope,aroundtheMediterraneanandreachedEngland;Romanthea
6、trewasmorevaried,extensiveandsophisticatedthanthatofanyculturebeforeit.WhileGreekdramacontinuedtobeperformedthroughouttheRomanperiod,theyear240BCEmarksthebeginningofregularRomandrama.ThefirstimportantworksofRomanliteraturewerethetragediesandcomediesthatLiviusAndronicuswrotefrom240BCE.MedievalMedieva
7、lIntheMiddleAges,dramainthevernacular(本地语言)languagesofEuropemayhaveemergedfromreligiousenactmentsoftheliturgy(礼拜仪式).Mysteryplayswerepresentedontheporchofthecathedralsorbystrollingplayersonfeastdays.Elizabethan and JacobeanElizabethan and JacobeanOneofthegreatfloweringsofdramainEnglandoccurredinthe16
8、thand17thcenturies.Manyoftheseplayswerewritteninverse,particularlyiambicpentameter(抑扬格五步音).InadditiontoShakespeare,suchauthorsasChristopherMarlowe,ThomasMiddletonwereprominentplaywrightsduringthisperiod.Asinthemedievalperiod,historicalplayscelebratedthelivesofpastkings,enhancingtheimageoftheTudormon
9、archy.AuthorsofthisperioddrewsomeoftheirstorylinesfromGreekmythologyandRomanmythologyorfromtheplaysofeminentRomanplaywrights.Modern and postmodernModern and postmodernThepivotalandinnovativecontributionsofthe19th-centuryNorwegiandramatistHenrikIbsenandthe20th-centuryGermantheatrepractitionerBertoltB
10、rechtdominatemoderndrama;eachinspiredatraditionofimitators,whichincludemanyofthegreatestplaywrightsofthemodernera.Dramatic structureDramatic structureDramaticstructureisthestructureofadramaticworksuchasaplayorfilm.Manyscholarshaveanalyzeddramaticstructure,beginningwithAristotleinhisPoetics.Expositio
11、n or IntroductionTheexpositionprovidesthebackgroundinformationneededtoproperlyunderstandthestory,suchastheprobleminthebeginningofthestory.Rising actionThebasicinternalconflictiscomplicatedbytheintroductionofrelatedsecondaryconflicts,includingvariousobstaclesthatfrustratetheprotagonistsattempttoreach
12、hisgoal.ClimaxThethirdactistheclimax,orturningpoint,whichmarksachange,forthebetterortheworse,intheprotagonistsaffairs.Ifthestoryisacomedy,thingswillhavegonebadlyfortheprotagonistsfirstly;andthenthingswillbegintogowellforthem.Ifthestoryisatragedy,thingswilgofromgoodtobadfortheprotagonists.Simplyput,t
13、hisiswherethemostdramaticpart.Falling actionSummary:Thefallingactionisthatpartofthestoryinwhichthemainparthasfinishedandyoureheadingtotheconclusion.DnouementThednouementservesastheconclusionofthestory.Thecomedyendswithadnouementinwhichtheprotagonistisbetteroffthanatthestorysoutset.Thetragedyendswith
14、acatastropheinwhichtheprotagonistisworseoffthanatthebeginningofthenarrative.Moremodernworksmayhavenodnouement,becauseofaquickorsurpriseending.Classification of dramaClassification of dramaThetwomasksassociatedwithdramarepresentthetraditionalgeneric(通称)divisionbetweencomedyandtragedy.Theyaresymbolsof
15、theancientGreekMuses(缪斯,司文艺、音乐、美术的女神),Thalia(赛利尔,喜剧的女神)andMelpomene(黑尔波墨涅,司悲剧之缪斯).ThaliawastheMuseofcomedy(thelaughingface),whileMelpomenewastheMuseoftragedy(theweepingface).TragedyTragedyisaformofartbasedonhumansufferingthatoffersitsaudiencepleasure.Tragedyreferstoaspecifictraditionofdramathathaspl
16、ayedauniqueandimportantrolehistoricallyintheself-definitionofWesterncivilisation.themasterpiecesoftheartofdramaThe masterpieces of Tragedies:The classical Athenian tragedies:Aeschylus(埃斯库罗斯):The Persians波斯人 Seven against Thebes七将攻拜忒The Suppliants 乞援者The Oresteia 俄瑞斯忒亚Agamemnon阿迦门农 The Libation Beare
17、rs奠酒人The Eumenides复仇女神 Prometheus Bound普罗米修斯Sophocles(索福克里斯):Oedipus the King,俄狄浦斯王Antigone安提戈涅Euripides(欧里庇底斯):medea美狄亚The Trojan Women特洛伊妇女The early modern tragedies:IntheEnglishlanguage,themostfamousandmostsuccessfultragediesarethoseofWilliamShakespeareandhisElizabethancontemporaries.Shakespeares
18、tragediesinclude:Antony and Cleopatra安东尼与克莉奥佩克拉Coriolanus科里奥兰纳斯Hamlet哈姆雷特Julius Caesar朱利叶斯凯撒King Lear李尔王Macbeth麦克白Othello奥赛罗Romeo and Juliet罗密欧与朱丽叶Timon of Athens雅典的泰门Titus Andronicus泰特斯安特洛尼克斯The modern tragedies:Christopher Marlowe:The Tragical History of Doctor FaustusTamburlaineJohn Webster:The D
19、uchess of MalfiThe White DevilComedyComedyasapopularmeaning,isanyhumorousdiscourseorworkgenerallyintendedtoamusebycreatinglaughter.Aristophanes(阿里斯托芬):Comedystartedfrom425BCE,Aristophanes,acomicplaywrightandsatiricalauthoroftheAncientGreekTheaterwrote40comedies,suchasThe Frogs,11ofwhichsurviveandare
20、stillbeingperformed.Comediesusuallyalsohaveelementsofthesupernatural,typicallymagicand,fortheAncientGreeks,thegods.Comedyincludestheunrealisticinordertoportraytherealistic.FortheGreeks,allcomediesendedhappilywhichisoppositeoftragedy,whichendssadly.Shakespearean and Elizabethan comedyComedy,initsEliz
21、abethanusage,hadaverydifferentmeaningfrommoderncomedy.AShakespeareancomedyisonethathasahappyending,usuallyinvolvingmarriagesbetweentheunmarriedcharacters,andatoneandstylethatismorelight-heartedthanShakespearesotherplays.ThemasterpiecesofShakespeareancomedies:The Merchant of Venice威尼斯商人A Midsummer Nights Dream仲夏夜之梦Twelfth Night第十二夜The Winters Tale冬天的故事The Tempest暴风雨Thank You!此课件下载可自行编辑修改,仅供参考!此课件下载可自行编辑修改,仅供参考!感谢您的支持,我们努力做得更好!谢谢感谢您的支持,我们努力做得更好!谢谢