Ch英国文学Chapter12ppt.pptVIP

Chapter 12 Social Life on the Stage: English Drama from Wilde to O’Casey Overview--Henrik Johan Ibsen The drama of the early 19th century had a slow development. He was a major Norwegian playwright of realistic drama. He is often referred to as the father of modern drama.“ His plays were considered scandalous, when Victorian values of family life held sway and any challenge to them was considered immoral and outrageous. Ibsen founded the modern stage by introducing a critical eye and free inquiry into the conditions of life and issues of morality. A Doll’s House creates ingenious plots, familiar language and serious social themes. Anton Pavlovich Chekhov As a Russian short-story writer and playwright, he is considered to be one of the greatest short story writers in world literature. His originality consists in an early use of the stream-of-consciousness technique, combined with a disavowal否认 of the moral finality of traditional story structure. In Russia, he focused on the life of ordinary people. Realistic plays reflect problems people meet in their daily activities. Oscar Fingal O’Flagerty Wills Wilde (1854-1900) His personal experience Born in Dublin Son of a surgeon and literature lover Becomes prominent as a leader of “Aesthetic Movement” (life had to be lived intensely, following an ideal of beauty). Rejects associating literature with morality; praises Byron as a hero Acknowledges his homosexuality in public and imprisoned for it Prose The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890) Lord Arthur Saviles Crime (1891) The Canterville Ghost The Sphinx Without A Secret The Model Millionare Plays Lady Windermeres Fan (1892) Salome (1894) A Woman of No Importance (1893) An Ideal Husband (1895) The Importance of Being Earnest (1895) Poems The Ballad of Reading Gaol (1898) Les Ballons Charmides The Harlots House