The Research Of Shanxi Classical Drama Work

This essay, taking the development of Shanxi drama as its clue, discusses the representative authors of different periods and their works.The whole essay can be divided into three parts:The first part mainly analyzes the Shanxi drama in the second or third decade, last century. The representative person is the famous dramatist, Li Jianwu. Most of his dramas reflect the social situation of that period and formed his own writing style. He is skillful in writing dramas, and the plots of his dramas are well designed. To say it that he is a great figure in drama writing is not much exaggerated. This part mainly analyzes his representative work "This is Spring", through which you can appreciate his esthetic train of thought.The second part paid great attention to the peak of Shanxi drama in the fifth or sixth decade, last century, which was represented by the "potato group", of whom Zhao Shuli is the greatest. In this period, the playwrights revealed a similar trend no matter in their themes or language they used: native literature. The themes of their works, the language they use, and their living conditions are deeply influenced by Shanxi area. Therefore their features in drama creation are formed. This part has "Two Worlds" as its representative work and we can analyze it from two aspects: language and the social environment of that period.The third part aims to talk about Shanxi drama's development in the new century, especially deals with the local writer Yao Baoxuan's drama "Autumn Begins", which showed the culture of Shanxi merchants. It became famous overnight, and was put on all over the mainland, and also performed in Taiwan and also some foreign countries such as Russia, Canada, etc. Its success not only evoked attention to Shanxi drama, but the culture of Shaxi merchants and even the culture of Shanxi. It gained a lot of benefits and social effects. The author's accurate grasp of Shanxi culture is the key factor to the success of the drama. The thick historic and cultural information embodied in the play was the key to research. From studying "Autumn Begins", you can try to understand the creation feature of Shanxi drama in the new period.The purpose of this essay is to adjust the history of Shanxi drama, discuss the authors and their creations in the three periods, and then form a integrated knowledge to Shanxi drama.The whole essay, based on a historical view, adopted the method of text analysis and together with the knowledge of sociology, history, culture, sort and analyzed great quantities of materials and plays of Shanxi drama. Our research is not limited in the simple adjustment or analysis, but get into the cultural research category, and therefore improved the research level to Shanxi play.Through the longitudinal investigation, we can understand Shanxi drama more distinctly; correspondently, through the transverse investigation, it can help Shanxi drama develop more healthily.