中西方戏剧文化比较_英语论文

A Cultural Comparison of Chinese and Western Operas

摘要

中西方戏剧是中西方历史发展进程的一种体现，对人类文明进程而言，也是一项重要的指标。由于历史条件，地理条件以及思想文化等方面的差异，中西方戏剧在表现形式，艺术手法，思想内涵等方面有着完全不同的特点，也正是这些不同点使这两种文化有了许多借鉴的地方。同时，使中西方戏剧有了融合的趋势与可能.

关键词: 中西方戏剧；历史背景；差异；融合

Abstract   

In the process of thousand years of development, it is considered that Chinese and Western operas are represented as the process of the culture, a significant index of the human civilization. Because of the differences in the historic background, geographic limitation, thinking pattern and some other factor, Chinese and Western Operas reveal the totally different features in its performing style, artistic skill and think connotation, etc. Hence, it is the process of the differences that reveals the two counterparts to learn from, meanwhile, it makes it possible for the intermingling of the Chinese and Western operas.

Key Words: Chinese and Western Operas; history background; Difference; Intermingle

Contents

Introduction 1

1. Origins of the Chinese and Western Opera 2

1.1 Development of Chinese Opera 2

1.2 Development of Western Opera 3

2. Differences between Chinese and Western Opera 3

2.1 Difference in Content Construct 4

2.2 Difference in the Stage Setting 4

2.3 Difference in the Movement Performing 5

2.4 Difference in the Stage Performance 6

3. Difference in the Endings of Chinese and Western Opera 7

3.1 Tragedy in Western Opera 8

3.2 Happy Ending in Chinese Opera 8

4. Comparison Between Western Opera and Chinese Opera in Culture 9

4.1 Characteristic, Acting Performance in Western Opera 9

4.2 The Limitation of the Stage Space , Process Performing in Chinese Opera ..10

5. Relationship Between Chinese and Western Opera 11

5.1 Different Life Attitude 12

5.2 Intermingle relationship 12

Conclusion 13

References 14