Irishwriters爱尔兰著名作家分析.pptVIP

FAMOUS WRITERS OF IRELAND He is the?only person to have been awarded both?a?Nobel Prize?(Literature, 1925) and an?Academy Award?(Best Adapted Screenplay, 1938), the first for his contributions to literature and the second for his film adaptation of his most popular play,?Pygmalion. George Bernard Shaw?(26 July 1856?– 2 November 1950) was an Irish?playwright, critic and socialist whose influence on Western theatre, culture and politics stretched from the 1880s to his death in 1950. He wrote more than 60 plays. With his range from biting contemporary satire to historical allegory, Shaw became