In this thesis, Burke s ideas of new rhetoric are studied from three aspects: rhetoric of identification, dramatism, and logology, which constitute three dimensions of the framework proposed.

Based on the linguistic view of dramatism,Burke proposes terministic view,which,to a certain extent,discloses the intricate relations between language,mind and reality.

The feminist play is an important literary school in America,which was formed in the late 1960s and early 1970s and is now one of the focuses in contemporary literary criticism.

A Stone Thrown into the Lake——On British New-realist Drama;

Abstrac This paper introduces the origin of Indian drama,explains the most important features of Indian classicism drama,that is: the reunion results of the dramas,strong estheticism and idealism,unique formality;it fanally analyzes the philosophical and religious reasons leading to the formation of the esthetic features.

The longevity of the 20th century western realistic drama is due to its social value as well as its exclusive artistic characteristics such as symbolization of image, stylistic fantasticism, internalization of soul.

This paper discusses the influence on the development of Chinese realistic drama of the two world famous dramatic authors:Ibsen and Чехов,from the origin and development of Chinese realistic drama,the stress of discussion being on the influence of Ibsen′s social problem plays on “May 4th”problem plays and Чехов′s life plays on Chinese 1930′s and 1940′s drama.

He had been sticking to the view of realistic drama since the he started being engaged in drama creation whose main characteristics are artistic reliability, faithful description of the seriousness of life.