德国表现主义戏剧以其对人类灵魂的尖锐批判和反思而卓立于世界戏剧史上。但是,中国现代戏剧对德国表现主义戏剧的接受却尚未引起学术界的足够关注。本文拟在梳理和探讨德国表现主义戏剧根本主旨的基础上,探讨中国现代戏剧在接受德国表现主义戏剧的过程中存在的误读现象和不同的借鉴倾向,也借此为中国当代戏剧借鉴德国表现主义戏剧及其他流派提供艺术及灵魂意义上的启示。 German expressionist drama is based on its sharp criticism and reflection on the human soul in the world history of theater. However, the acceptance of Chinese modern drama for German expressionist drama has not drawn much attention from the academic circles. On the basis of combing and discussing the basic tenets of German expressionist drama, this article attempts to explore the misunderstanding and different tendency of Chinese modern drama in accepting the expressionism drama of German expressionism, and also draws lessons from Germany’s performance for Chinese contemporary drama Theatrical and other genres provide artistic and spiritual revelation.