Space-time Research On Guanhanqing's Writing

Guanhanqing is a great dramatist, the research of his writing has reach a high level, but the research of the technique of space-time in his writing has nobody lucubrated it. And the difference on processing "drama space-time" causes the different styles between oriental drama and occidental drama. Based on analysis of Guanhanqing's drama, this article explored the difference on processing drama space-time between Chinese opera and occidental drama and the causation of it.There are two methods on processing time in Guanhanqing's dramas. The long span is processed between scenes. The climax of drama may be spent lots of time, and time for climax on stages is more than actual time. On the other hand, Guanhanqing arranged time-background very carefully by the theme of drama.There are three types on space-processing: changeless scene, flowing scene and composite scene . Flowing scene and composite scene can decrease the frequency of switching scene, which makes scenarios tighter. Additionally, Guanhanqing's dramas use the particular technique of going off the stage virtually suppositional leave stage, which satisfies the need of scenarios evolution and reduces the time which actors spend on entering on and going off the stage.The technique of space-time processing in Guanhanqing's dramas has been inherited and developed by many authors afterwards, and it has become the basis of essential drama conception. Why does Chinese opera create the particular space-time conception? At first, it is derived from Chinese traditional philosophy and aesthetics, which is internal factor. At second, it is derived from the "consanguinity" of Chinese opera and narrative literature.The preponderance of Chinese opera includes virtual acting, free space-time and the method that unions acting and imagination of audience to construct drama space-time.We should learn it clearly when we reform drama and explore direction of drama-evolution. So, Chinese opera can be more splendent, only through development and innovation on the basis of keeping essential characteristic.