"Play Is Like Life"-Wang Zengqi's Study Of Opera Creation

For many years,Wang Zengqi has always been concerned by critics because of his novels and prose creation.On the contrary,the twelve dramas he created and adapted have not received due attention in academic research.In fact,between the 1950 s and1980s,Wang Zengqi's modern drama plays not only a very important form of literary activity in his creation,but also a crucial turning point in his life.It can be said that Wang Zengqi's creation of modern opera,on the one hand,took place and developed under the discipline of special political policies,on the other hand,originated from the writer's strong consciousness and love for literature and art.Therefore,the author's investigation of Wang Zengqi's "life like drama" mainly focuses on four aspects: Firstly,in the aspect of character experience,it explores how Wang Zengqi got along with opera from the life stages of early enlightenment,youth study and middle-aged twists and turns;Secondly,in the aspect of "political nature",there is a certain degree of "catering" and "alienation" between Wang Zengqi's modern opera creation and "discourse of the times".The essence of it is rather complicated,which includes the norms and pressures of political discourse in a special era,as well as the deep artistic consciousness of intellectuals;Thirdly,in the aspect of "literariness",the writer is full of dialectical thinking,experimenting with the works from the perspective of the development of traditional opera art,focusing on the development of the theme,content,character language and image of the drama,etc.,"eclectic" and "innovation";Finally,on the level of spiritual ideal,Wang Zengqi's opera creation is full of highly self-sufficient aesthetic ideal,including his understanding and appreciation of "healthy human nature",his persistent pursuit of "childlike mind" creation theory and "scholar officials" spirit.It can be seen that Wang Zengqi made an important attempt in the process of promoting the modernization of traditional Chinese opera.His works condensed his rich spiritual track and mental course,which are worth the author's return to the historical context and more detailed research on his opera creation,artistic tradition and human philosophy.