A Study Of Adolphe Clarence Scott's View Of Chinese Drama

With the rapid development of Chinese economy and the enhancement of China's comprehensive power,the west academic circle has a keen interest in studying Chinese culture.Especially in the studying of Chinese opera,it presented the research situation of the more gratifying, works quantity are increasing, the results of the study are remarkable.In terms of the United States,the studies about China has always been at a higher level in the western sinology study.There are many experts and scholars dedicated to the study of China,including Adolphe Clarence Scott(1909-1985),he is an important scholar of the study of contemporary east Asian drama.especially in the research of Chinese opera has a prominent contribution, he wrote a lot of books and papers on Chinese opera.In their obituary, the editors of Asian Theater Journal heralded Scott as "one of the pioneers in the study and practice of Asian theater in the West".His research on Chinese opera is not just limited to simple translation of drama script,but under the vision of cross-cultural with "the other" angle to observe and perceive Chinese opera,further in-depth study on ontology of Chinese opera,he also compared Chinese and western drama, including there are some gems.Based on "A study of Adolphe Clarence Scott's view of Chinese Drama" as a the center of discussion,through under the premise of summarizing the contemporary study of Chinese opera in United States,introduced his life experience and his research situation of Chinese opera,analysis of his understanding of the essence of Chinese opera,make the study of Chinese opera clown and its aesthetic characteristics and the evolution of research on Mei Lanfang.On the basis of the analysis and discussing of the above three parts, so as to further explore the cause and research methods of his study of Chinese opera. Due to his own love of Chinese opera and his personal contact experiences with Chinese opera masters,let him compared to the same period scholars who dedicated to Chinese studies of the United States and other western countries is more familiar with Chinese opera,and has a more profound comprehension and understanding about the nature of Chinese opera. Therefore, under the background of Chinese culture "going out"strategy,combined with the current upsurge which concentrate on Chinese studies from abroad,through to have a study of Adolphe Clarence Scott's view of Chinese Drama, there is no doubt that let the Chinese and foreign scholars have a better able to make a dialogue under the Cross-cultural horizon, and also let China's academic circles know the situation which about research and spread abroad of Chinese opera has an important theoretical value and pratical significance.Due to the western scholars in the study of Chinese drama, they have their own advantages and limitations.If only one-sided emphasis on the limitations to which some factors lead such as cultural barriers and language barriers,it cannot be fully reflected the objective facts.Based on the research of Adolphe Clarence Scott's view of Chinese Drama,analysis of the perspective of the western scholars in the study of Chinese traditional opera,having a correct evaluation of their achievements and shortcomings in their research,adopting the "Stone carved can be tuned into jade" liberal attitude,after understanding the status of the American contemporary studies on Chinese opera, the need for more in-depth and systematic introducing the conditions and study the spread of Chinese opera in the western world, finding out the new result of the study of Chinese opera,to meet the needs of the research in our academic circles at present. Although Scott is one of the important scholars who dedicated to research Chinese traditional opera in America, but the current domestic research on it is very limited,domestic research on this person is very limited at present,there is no comprehensive analysis about the study of Adolphe Clarence Scott's view of Chinese Drama.Therefore the author in the reading extensively application based on the Scott's works, and analyzed some views which were put forward by Scott in his study of Chinese opera,understanding his view of Chinese Drama at the macro,based on the text analysis, using the method of comparative literature theory,further exploring the value and significance which about Scott himself and his research in Chinese opera as well as his contribution to the Chinese opera to spread overseas.