《北京人》:发生于1940年代的异变与整合——对其抗战、传统与悲剧主题的再认识

1941年曹禺的剧本《北京人》问世,该作虽未直涉抗战这一时代主潮,但其潜在层面仍包含着对中华民族复兴的力量源泉的思考,从这一点来说其是指向抗战的。该作亦展示了传统文化的多维性,并作出具现代意味的审视与批判,但作者对中国传统诗学文化的潜在认同使这一批判力度减弱,亦使该作的解读形成多重复义。该剧也对普通人及其悲剧性生存状态作出了观照,可以说其见证着1940年代存在主义思潮的人文主义关怀。

Beijinger:Revolution and Conformity in the 1940's——A re-cognition to its Anti-Japanese War,traditional and tragic themes

Cao Yu's play Beijinger was published in 1941.Although it doesn't directly involve the Anti-Japanese War this mainstream topic of the age,it contains thoughts for the source of power of reviving the Chinese nation in its potential level.From this perspective,it directs itself to the Anti-Japanese War.Besides,the play shows the multidimension of traditional culture,as well as examines and criticizes it in a modern sense.However,the playwright's potential identification of Chinese traditional poetic culture weakens the vigor of criticism,and at the same time renders the interpretation of the play multiple and ambiguous.The play also concerns with the common people and their tragic existence,so it can be said that it witnesses the humane care of existentialism in the 1940's.