英国文学――萧伯纳G.Bernard.Shaw

GeorgeBernardShaw(1856-1950)Hewhocandoes,hewhocannotteaches.——G.BernardShawSceneⅠLifeBernardShawwasborninDublin,Ireland,ofEnglishparentagein1856.Hewasinterestedinliterature,musicandart.Heleftschoolat14andstartedtowork.Hehadmuchcontactwiththepoorpeopleandcametoknowtheirmiserablelife.Between1879and1883,hestartedtoattendpublicmeetings.In1884,hejoinedtheFabianSociety.From1885,heservedasacriticofmusicanddrama,heintroducedanewstandardinjudgingperformersandcomposers.WhentheFirstWorldWarbrokeout,hedenouncedthoseimperialistwar-launchersinhisbook,CommonSenseAbouttheWar.In1925,hewontheNobelPrize.HevisitedtheformerSovietUnionin1931.In1933,hevisitedChinaandmetMadamSongQinglingandMr.LuXun.SceneⅡLiteraryCareer——ACTⅠNovelist&Critic——ACTⅡAsaPlaywrightBetween1879and1883,hewrote5novels.CashelByron’sProfessionInthelate1880sandearly1890s:Ajournalist——bookreviewing,art/musiccriticizing,dramacritic——againsttheNeo-Romantictraditionandthedrawing-roomdrama.Hiscriticismwaswitty,biting,andoftenbrilliant.Shawwrote53playsofalargevarietyoftopics.①criticizecontemporarysocial,economicmoralandreligiousevils②onbehalfofrationalistandsocialist③“LifeForce”——createsuperiorbeingsRealisticdramatistSolveSceneⅢPointsofView——ACTⅠFabianIdeas——ACTⅡArtisticViewFabianSociety——oneofEnglishreformistorganizationsShawwasabourgeoisliberalhumanitarianandareformist.Hispoliticalattitudewasaffectedby:A.Earlylife:contactwiththepoorpeopleB.HewasinfluencedbyMarxism.C.Hecameunderthespellofidealisticphilosophers.SuperiorintellectualsRealisticplaywrightAgainst——“Artforart’ssake”Condemn——the“well-made”butcheap,hollowplaysMaintain——Artshouldservesocialpurposesbyreflectinghumanlife,revealingsocialcontradictionsandeducatingthecommonpeople.SceneⅣCharacteristicsofHisPlaysActⅠ.ProblemPlaysrevealallsortsofconflictsinthecapitalistcountriesMostofhisplaysareconcernedwithpolitical,economic,moral,orreligiousproblems.ActⅡ.CharacterizationUnconventionalcharacterHischaractersaretherepresentativesofideas,pointsofview,thatshiftandalterduringtheplay.ActⅢ.InversionofTheatricalSituationandCharacterPortrayaltotallyoppositeActⅣ.AStrongSenseofComedyComicgifts~~~~~Sharpwit~~~~~SureinstinctActⅤ.StyleStrikinglyeasy,dazzlinglywittydialogueVitalityofthetalktheinterplayofthemindsofthecharactersSceneⅤMajorWorksActⅠ.Mrs.Warren’sProfessionActⅡ.MajorBarbaraActⅢ.ManandSupermanActⅣ.PygmalionActⅠ.Mrs.Warren’sProfessionVivie&Mrs.WarrenSympathyDisgustedBreakoffwithherMomEarnherownlivingActⅡ.MajorBarbaraInversionBarbara&Undershaft&CusinsActⅢ.ManandSupermanJohnTanner&AnnWhitefieldLifeForceAresourcefulandcunningwoman’sconquestofahighlyintelligentman.ActⅣ.PygmalionHenryHiggins&ElizaDoolittleSocialclassAexpertattemptstomakealadyoutofanuneducatedflower-girltoaduchess.Wit&HumorSceneⅥComparisonwithWildeAestheticversusRealistic“Artforart’ssake”versusreflecthumanlifeFlourishThankyou！