如果说山姆·谢泼德早期作品是一场戏剧实验的话,那么其后期的家庭剧就是他风格趋于稳定的成熟之作,其戏剧语言凝练、易懂,充满了现实主义的反思和丰富的人文情怀,与其早期超现实主义色彩截然不同。对其后期作品中舞台、人物及情节的分析,可以更全面的理解谢泼德的戏剧创作和当时的美国剧坛。 If Sam Shepherd’s early work is a dramatic experiment, his later family drama is a mature one whose style tends to be stable. His dramatic language is concise, easy to understand, full of realistic reflection and richness Humane feelings, and its early surrealistic color is very different. The analysis of the stage, characters and plot in his later works can give a more comprehensive understanding of Shephard’s dramatic creation and then the American theater.