《阳光下的葡萄干》作为第一部由美国黑人女剧作家荣膺“纽约剧评家奖”的戏剧作品[1],甫一问世便获得好评如潮,连演四分之一个世纪,已然跻身美国戏剧经典之列。曾有评论指出,“可以公道地说,严肃成熟的美国黑人戏剧应始于1959年洛兰·汉斯博雷的《阳光下的葡萄干》”(Littlejohn1966:79)。该剧的成功绝非偶然,其格局之高挑大气,结构之精巧细致,戏剧语言之传神生动,主题思考之宽广深邃, The raisin in the sun was the first dramatic work won by the African American female playwright for the New York Critics’ Award. As soon as the adulthood came out, it won rave reviews even for a quarter of a century , Already among the American drama classics. It has been pointed out in some commentary that "it is fair to say that the serious and mature Afro-American drama should start with Little Rahn 1966: 79 by Laurent Hansbrough in 1959. The success of the play is by no means accidental, the atmosphere of the atmosphere of its structure, the structure of exquisite and meticulous drama vivid vivid language, the theme of broad and deep thinking,