Character of the Times, Character of the People, Experimentality: Essay on Lao She's Anti-japanese War Drama
by Mei Qibo
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Lao She's Anti-Japanese War drama is a high degree of unity of the times, people's nature and artistic experimentation. Lao She transformed from an elite writer who returned from overseas to an artist serving the times and the people. The Anti-Japanese War was an important opportunity of the times. Although Lao She had some discomfort when he turned to the creation of Anti-Japanese War dramas for propaganda purposes, Lao She was fundamentally a national writer who "put the country first", so he could always breathe and share the fate of the people. Lao She's people-oriented stance earned him the title of "People's Artist" after liberation, and also made him inevitably ahead of the main trends of the times and politics. It was not natural for Lao She to be at the forefront of the times. It was due to his constant pursuit and pain. Lao She's anti-war dramas have always been looking for a balance between politics, propaganda and art. Lao She's Anti-Japanese War dramas were full of experimentation. He integrated traditional folk art and Western stage art in his Anti-Japanese War dramas. His bold attempt was an innovation and breakthrough in drama creation, which also left valuable experience for Chinese drama art creation.
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