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World Literature Studies 世界文学研究, 2014, 2, 41-46 Published Online September 2014 in Hans. /journal/wls /10.12677/wls.2014.23007 Functional Difference and Transmutation of Opera and Folk Art Clown between East and West Cultures Ruiyang Xu Institute of Comparative Literature, Dalian University of Foreign Languages, Dalian Email: 1044705941@ Received: Jun. 19th, 2014; revised: Jul. 24th, 2014; accepted: Aug. 19th, 2014 Copyright ? 2014 by author and Hans Publishers Inc. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY). /licenses/by/4.0/ Abstract Ugliness is one of the most important aesthetic conceptions in human aesthetic experience. The functional difference and transmutation of opera and folk art clown will be found by comparing the clown history of east and west. Some reasonable explanations of these differences also will be illustrated according to the unique cultural background. Keywords Clown, Opera, Folk Art, Functional Difference and Transmutation, Cultural Reason 中西方丑角在正戏和民娱中的功能差异与嬗变 徐瑞阳 大连外国语学院比较文学研究所，大连 Email: 1044705941@ 收稿日期：2014年6月19日；修回日期：2014年7月24日；录用日期：2014年8月19日 摘 要 审丑也是人类审美意识的重要方面。比较中西方戏剧史丑角的作用可以看出：丑角在中西早期正统戏剧 41 中西方丑角在正戏和民娱中的功能差异与嬗变 中具有不同的功能，其功