20世纪30年代以来,欧美戏剧界兴起了一股“悲剧已死”的论调。其中,乔治·斯坦纳在名噪一时的《悲剧之死》中提出,17世纪前后,西方人在理性的指导下,将自身从一套稳固的宗教、习俗体系中解放出来,悲剧便宣告“死亡”了。本文从斯坦纳的结论出发,联系尼采对悲剧“死亡”之缘由的论述,尝试回答悲剧“死亡”的原因。 Since the 1930s, there has been an argument in the theater industry in Europe and the United States that “the tragedy is dead”. Among them, George Steiner put forward the notorious “death of a tragedy” and put forward that before and after the 17th century, Westerners, under the guidance of reason, liberated themselves from a stable system of religion and custom, the tragedy proclaimed “Death ”. This article starts with Steiner’s conclusion, and talks with Nietzsche about the reason of the tragedy “death ” in his attempt to answer the tragedy “death ”.