戏剧《联合》中的茶叶与英帝国的扩张  

Tea and the Expansion of the British Empire in Tim Barrow s Union

作　　者：王岚 蔡娜娜 WANG Lan;CAI Nana

机构地区：[1]上海外国语大学,上海200083

出　　处：《上海交通大学学报(哲学社会科学版)》2025年第3期94-105,120,共13页Journal of Shanghai Jiao tong University(Philosophy and Social Sciences)

基　　金：国家社会科学基金重点项目“当代苏格兰戏剧研究”(19AWW008);国家社会科学基金重大项目“十六世纪英国文学研究”(22&ZD287)。

摘　　要：18世纪初,英帝国的扩张除了得益于马尔伯勒公爵约翰·丘吉尔率领部队冲锋陷阵,还得益于间接导致鸦片战争的茶叶等不那么显眼的商贸推手。在提姆·巴罗创作的戏剧《联合》中,安妮女王所挑选的茶叶是苏格兰与英格兰合并的一个重要资本符号。作为英帝国的财富密码,以茶叶为代表的海外资源成为苏格兰改变贫弱历史处境的希望,诱使苏格兰1707年放弃政治独立,积极参与不列颠海外贸易以及与欧洲国家争夺海外殖民地的各项活动。茶叶贸易助力英国工业革命及金融业的崛起,但对于东方国家则是一部血泪史,与英帝国的东方殖民历史交织。巴罗在剧中对茶叶的呈现暗含了有别于英格兰的视角,体现了其独特的民族立场。In the early 18th century,the expansion of the British Empire benefited not only from military actions led by John Churchill,the Duke of Marlborough,but also from less conspicuous trade goods,such as tea,products that later indirectly led to the Opium Wars.In Tim Barrow s play Union,the tea sifted out by Queen Anne symbolizes the allure of capital in the union between Scotland and England.As an exclusive access to fortune for the British Empire,overseas resources like tea became the straw to clutch at for Scotland to change its historically impoverished situation,indirectly leading to Scotland s renunciation of its political independence in 1707 and its active participation in the Empire s overseas trade and in the competition for overseas colonies with other European countries.The tea trade helped to witness the rise of the British Industrial Revolution and its burgeoning financial industry,whereas its history,intertwined with that of British colonization in Asian countries,has been tragic for these areas.Barrow s portrayal of tea in the play implies a different perspective,one that contrasts with the traditional English viewpoint,reflecting his unique national stance.

关 键 词：茶叶 东印度公司 鸦片战争 《联合》 苏格兰 

分 类 号：F42[经济管理—产业经济]