我喜欢的戏剧(英语作文)
我喜欢的戏剧(英语作文)
我喜欢的戏剧(英语作文)
我喜欢的戏剧(英语作文)
WhatIsDrama?
‘Drama’isanAncientGreekwordmeaning‘act’or‘deed’.TheAncientGreekphilosopherAristotleusedthisterminaveryinfluentialtreatisecalledthePoetics.Inthistext,Aristotleclassifieddifferentformsofpoetryaccordingtobasicfeatureshethoughtcouldbecommonlyrecognisedintheircomposition.Heusedtheterm‘drama’todescribepoeticcompositionsthatwere‘acted’infrontofaudiencesinatheatron.
WhileAristotleoffereddramaasageneraltermtodescribeformsofpoetrythatwere‘acted’,heidentifieddifferenttypesofcompositionwithinthiscategory,includingcomedyandtragedy.Heregardedcomedyasaformofdramabecauseitrepresentedactsthatmadeaudienceslaughandheconsideredtragedyaformofdramabecauseitrepresentedactsthatmadeaudiencesfeelpityorfear.TheRomantheoristHoraceintroducedanotherviewofthesepoeticformswhenhesuggestedthattheirpurposewastoeitherdelightorinstruct.AlthoughvariousdefinitionsanddevelopmentsindramamustbeconsideredinadditiontoAristotle’soriginalassessmentofdramas,manyofthetermsofclassificationheintroducedarestillusedordebatedtoday.
这是戏剧最经典的定义.