A Study Of Chen Chuhuai’s Drama

Chen chuhuai was one of the most important dramatists of neo-romanticism in Chinese drama in the 1920 s and 1930 s.Skeleton Infatuation has a certain status in the history of modern Chinese drama,but there is little detailed discussion on Chen Chuhuai’s social drama before that and the Anti-Japanese War drama after that.In fact,Chen chuhuai insisted on his own individuality and created unique drama works in different trends of thought and creation.The creation of Chen Chuhuai can be divided into three stages: First,the creat ion period of early social drama.Under the influence of "ibsenism" social drama,Chen Chuhuai began his drama creation.On the basis of inheriting the theme of "leaving" from Nora,his social dramatries to answer the question of what happens when you leave "leaving",and discusses the vacillating state between "leaving" and "returning",vividly depicting the four living states of the two classes of intellectuals and the people at the bottom.Second,the period of Neo-romantic drama.Chen Chuhuai’s social drama has been influenced by the western neo-romantic trend of thought,and has appeared symbolic meaning.From Tongzi Luo to Skeleton Infatuation,his drama gived a frank interpretation of the themes of "life" and "death".Third,the Anti-Japanese War drama creation period.Chen Chuhuai started the creation of An ti-Japanese War drama earlier with a pure heart.The legendary style of his Anti-Japanese War dramas is easy for the public to accept,and he infused his passionate patriotic passion and fighting spirit into the script.The theme of Chen Chuhuai’s plays shows a shift from "enlightenment" to "sal vation".Social dramas such as Jinsilong inspire people to break through the shackles of the dark reality.Skeleton Infatuation guides people to tap into their hearts to break the false desire.The Anti-Japanese War plays are the special presentation of "enlightenment" in a special period,moving towards the specific theme of "saving the nation from extinction".While encouraging the enthusiasm of Anti-Japanese War,they also excavate and awaken the public’s awareness of the country and the nation.