谈八十年代以来的美国戏剧,自然不能离开与之相联系的过去。尤其是纷纭繁复的六十年代剧坛,已经成了批评家认定的把握后来戏剧发展状貌的参照系。评论界一般认为,二十世纪美国戏剧经历了以奥尼尔的创作为标志的顶盛之后,开 Since the 1980s, American drama can not, of course, leave the past associated with it. In particular, the numerous and complicated 1960s theaters have become the frame of reference that critics have identified as masters of the later stages of dramatic development. The critics generally believe that 20th-century American theater has undergone the peak of O’Neill’s creations