莎士比亚的历史剧创作策略

• 作 者: 许健
• 出 处: 剧作家
• 发表日期: 2014年04期
• 关键词: 历史剧创作 亨利六世 Greene 理查三世 四部曲 都铎王朝 理查二世 文献剧 英国历史 玫瑰战争

虽然现代的观众和读者普遍对莎士比亚的历史剧不感兴趣,但莎士比亚在其早期的创作生涯中,正是以写历史剧开始正式登上戏剧舞台,并在伦敦剧坛站稳脚跟的。1592年,他的第一部作品《亨利六世》(Henry VI)上演获得巨大成功,同时也招来了同行们的嫉恨。最广为人知的咒骂,是由潦倒而早夭的“大学才子”罗伯特·格林(Robert Greene)发出的,他在自传中写道:“有一个暴发户乌鸦用我们的羽毛把它自己打扮

Although modern audiences and readers are generally not interested in Shakespeare’s historical drama, Shakespeare, in his early creative career, began his formal career as a theater writer and established himself firmly in London’s theater scene. In 1592, his first successful work, Henry VI, was a great success, but it also aroused the envy of his colleagues. The most widely-known curse was issued by Robert Grayne, an avid and outspoken student who wrote in his autobiography: ”An upstart crow uses his feathers to dress himself up