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George Bernard Shaw乔治·萧伯纳 George Bernard Shaw(1856-1950) The greatest realistic playwright since William Shahespear. 20th century’s Paul Mauriat. The great master of language. 文史地位与贡献 萧伯纳是英国现代杰出的现实主义戏剧作家，是世界著名的擅长幽默与讽刺的语言大师。他一生完成51个剧本；其中《圣女贞德》（1923年）获得空前成功，被公认为他的最佳历史剧，是“作者创作的最高峰”。萧伯纳杰出的戏剧创作活动不仅是他获得了“20世纪的莫里哀”之称，而且“因为他的作品具有理想主义和人道精神，其令人激动的讽刺往往蕴含着独特的诗意之美”，于1925年获诺贝尔文学奖。 “Plays Unpleasant”: Attack the vices of capitalist society . Under the guise of bourgeois resoectability,crime and corruption are concealed. Point of view Against “Art for art ’s sake”. Drama should be the factory of thought and the reminder of conscience. Art should serve social purposes by reflecting human life ,revealing social contradictions and educating the common people. Warren’s Profession《华伦夫人的职业》 Controversial content: When Shaw completed it in 1893,it was censored禁演 for 30 years . When it was finally produced in 1925,the public was outrayed by its controversial content Themes Style Strikingly easy Dazzlingly witty dialogue Vitality of the talk the interplay of the minds of the characters Mrs.Warren Comments Exposes the corruption and hypocrisy of the “genteel”class. He also explores the personal consequences of such a profession as Mrs.Warren struggles to gain the respect and love of her daughter after she dicovers the truth about her mother. Background A strungle between realistic and antirealistic trends in art and literature A booming of drama Main works 《鳏夫的房产》Widowers’ Houses 《华伦夫人的职业》Warren’s Profession 《荡子》The philanderer 《康蒂坦》Candida 《武器与人》Arms and the Men 《左右命运的人》The Man of Destiny 《你决不能讲》You Never Can Tell 《魔鬼的门徒》The Devil’s Disciple 《凯撒和克里奥佩特拉》Caesar and Cleopatra 《布拉斯庞德上尉的转变》Capitain Brassbound’s Conversion Plays Unpleasant 不愉快的戏剧 Plays plesesant 愉快的戏剧 ThreePlays for Puritans 为清教徒写的戏剧 Realistic dramatist Shaw wrote 53 Plays of a large variety of topics Introduction 1,Criticize contemporary social ;economic moral and religious evils 2,on