On Cao Yu's Reception of Chekhov's Dramatic Language From the Perspective of Reception Aesthetics
Different from the magnificent and elegant language in the drama of Shakespeare, Chekhov is excel at reflecting people's inner world with concise and poetic language which makes plain dialogues meaningful. During the stalemate phase of Anti-Japanese War, people's unrealistically optimistic attitude faded gradually. Considering the disadvantage of people's pessimism, realistic drama was expected to be created to meet the needs of the war. In the era of big transformation, Cao Yu created a unique drama style full of national aesthetic feature by incorporating Chekhov's realistic drama writing and artistic conception of Chinese classical literature.