The "college talents" among British drama writers are getting attention
September 07, 2020 at 10:04 Source: "China Social Sciences" September 7, 2020 Issue 2005 Author: Zhou Xue Ning

"The University Wits" (The University Wits) and Shakespeare in the golden age of the British Renaissance,Collaboration and competition among its members,It brings unprecedented prosperity in the field of British drama。As the first batch of professional drama writers in the UK,Members of "College Talent" graduated from well -known universities,They will human knowledge、Combination of classical tradition and folk art,I made important contributions to British drama creation。

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The title of "University Talent" is proposed by British literary and historians and critic George Saintsbury。Senzbiri puts in the book "A History of Elizabethan Literate).,They are loose organizations,laid the foundation for the drama development of the Elizabeth era。They apply the unwilling style of poetry in drama creation,and develop the elegant model of classical models,Padded the way for William Shakespeare to create a brilliant drama achievement。"After Senzbury,British historian Adolphus William Ward also published "The Cambridge Bet365 lotto review History of ENGLISH LITERATURATURARARARARARARARAREARARAREAREAREAREAAAAAAAAAAOOTOEAREAREAREAAEAAAAAAAO mystery". Talent "and its drama works for interpretation,This title is used to this day。

People generally believe that the main members of the "college talent" include: Christopher Marlowe, who graduated from Cambridge University、Robert Greene、Thomas Nashe,John Lyly, who graduated from Oxford University (John Lyly)、Thomas Lodge、George Peele, etc.。They were under the common influence of social policies and personal interests at that time,Choose Drama Creation as a profession。On the one hand,The British government at that time caught the public characteristics of the theater,Try to shape the myth of the dynasty and the enthusiasm of loyalty。Members of the royal family and nobles support a series of troupes。On the other hand,With the continuous construction of the professional theater,Drama market competition is fierce,A large demand for the drama troupe for the new script inspires the talent of academic talents to invest in the drama creation。These drama writers hope to get a job that conforms to personal interests,I also hope to get salaries to get rid of economic difficulties。

Malo and others will Greek、Latin、Scientific knowledge、Historical materials are used in drama creation,Make the British drama usage change,This is mainly manifested in four aspects。bet365 best casino games First,Increase in drama theme。Revenge tragedy、Romantic Comedy、Historical drama and other new drama styles replaced the mysterious drama、Moral drama and other solidified themes。Second,Enhancement of language flexibility。Five Yinfu Yang Ge's Wordless Poems and the use of English are promoted,Make the language of the drama flexible and diverse。third,Classicalization of drama style。Ancient Greece、Rhetoric in Roman dramas、Sentences and style are fully used,Drama Aesthetics Development。Fourth,The secularization of the drama content。Early modern geography、Astronomical knowledge is used in drama creation,The individualization and psychological shaping of the characters are valued。

  Lay the foundation for Shakespeare's drama creation

Drama achievements achieved by Shakespeare,The improvement of British drama creation with "University Talent" is inseparable from。On the one hand,Professional drama writers have cultivated the habit of watching the drama of ordinary people,Forms a good theater business atmosphere。On the other hand,Their work provides a reference model for Shakespeare from the perspective of subject matter。

Shakespeare often refers to the drama text of "University Talent" in the early stage of creation。Some scholars believe that Mallor is a heavy ideological burden in Bet365 lotto review Shakespeare's early creation,Give him competitive anxiety。Shakespeare in the plot design、Character shaping、In terms of language style, I have referred to the work of "University Talent"。such as,On the storyline,His novel "Rosalynde: Euphues Golden Legacie" created "AS You Like it",He also adapted Green's pastoral poem "Pandosto" into "The Winter’ s Tale。In the shaping of the character,Shakespeare's image of the Jews in The Jew of Malta's "The Jew of Malta" shaped the "Sherlock in The Merchant Of Venice,etc.。

but,Some practical factors and the shortcomings of "college talents" in creative have led to its increasingly declining influence。The creative career of "College Talent" is very short。Malo died at the age of 29,Green、Nash only live to 35 years old,Pell died at the age of 41。In addition, they are overly immersed in the classical style created by pretentious,Love to quote Latin or Greek sentence,Although this improves the academic and artistic value of the work,But I couldn't meet the requirements of the theater at that time,So their script is often adapted by the troupe,Join the improvisation ingredients of the plug -in department,This causes the relationship between writers and the troupes is more tense。

Different from the "college talents" created by the drama as a poet,Shakespeare believes that he is doing drama creation as an actor。bet365 best casino games He can fully understand the actual needs of the troupe,strive to impress audiences with different cultural standards,Get the recognition of many actors。

  Pay attention to "college talents" is increasingly improved

As a loose writer group,"University Talent" does not have a unified creative program,Instead, it presents a special drama cultural phenomenon in a collective way。In the literary writings of our country,Earlier involving the title of "University Talent" is the "Literary Dictionary" issued by Sun Yigong in 1928,Introduction to this book。By the 1980s,With the comprehensive development of foreign literature and data compilation,This group has received more attention。

Since the 21st century,The results of the individual members of the group as an independent research object are increasing.。where,The most rich research results for Malo,Research on other members is relatively sporadic、Diversified state。Related works mainly include the "On the Pioneering Significance of the Spanish Tragedy" in 2007、Zhang Shirui published in 2018 "The Weakened Analysis of Male Characters in Ensimion" and Liu Yumei、"Analysis of Ecological Dialogue of Natural Poetry in 2019 -Taking THOMAS NASHE's" Spring "as an example" published in 2019,and Feng Wei published in 2013, "The Biography of Christopher Malo"。

There has also been an upsurge of translating bet365 live casino games this group of works in the past 10 years,Related results are getting richer。Mallo's "Edward the Second)、"The Tragedy of Dr. Faustus" as a "Harvard Centennial Classic" series published by Beijing Institute of Technology Press was translated and published in translation and publishing。2016 to 2017,Huaming's translation and publishing Mallor's "Tamburlaine the Great" and "Dido of Gaya Tiechi", Queen of Carthage)、The four dramas of "The Jews of the Malta"。Since then, the seven dramas of Mallo have been translated。

To sum up,About the "college talent" writer group still has a large number of blank fields worthy of investigation waiting to be filled and updated。Their work represents the Renaissance that conforms to the times and subverts the traditional intellectual culture,Their drama rhetoric、Classical style and character creation shows the exquisite social taste and art pursuit。Shakespeare subtly inherited and reshaped the artistic nature contained in their works、Thought and change,The two jointly achieved the British drama of the Renaissance during the Renaissance。

(Author Unit: School of Literature, Renmin University of China)

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