爱德华·阿尔比是一个具有社会责任感的剧作家,其早期作品表现美国社会对物质的追求以及人类精神的空虚,带有强烈的社会批判意识。后期作品对于人性以及社会的探索更加深入,具有更广泛的社会意义和生态意义,主题趋于多样化,丰富了西方的戏剧传统,包含了对于西方现代文明更深入的思考。 Edward Albi is a playwright with a sense of social responsibility. His early works show the pursuit of materiality and the emptiness of humanity in American society, with a strong sense of social critique. The later works have a deeper exploration of human nature and society, have broader social and ecological significance, diversified themes, enriched Western theater traditions, and contained more in-depth thinking on Western modern civilization.