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GeorgeBernardShaw（1856-1950）●HisDramatic[drə'mætik]Writings●PopularityofShaw●Dramatist['dræmətist]ofIdeas●ThePersonThePerson:Irishcomicdramatist,literarycritic,andsocialistpropagandist[,prɔpə'gændist],winneroftheNobelPrizeforLiteraturein1925.爱尔兰剧作家,文学评论家,社会主义的宣传者,1925年因作品具有“理想主义”和“人道主义”获诺贝尔文学奖。GeorgeBernardShawHisfamilybelongedtotheIrishprotestantgentry.Hisfatherwasanunsuccessfulbusinessman;hismotherwasamusicianoftalent.Apartfromthemusicaleducationhereceivedfromher,hewaspracticallyself-educated.GeorgeBernardShawHecametoLondonin1876,andsettoworkassnovelist.HejoinedthenewlyformedsocialistFabianSociety,andbecamealeadingmember.Between1885to1898hewasthebestmusicanddramaticcriticofhistime.GeorgeBernardShawDramaticwriting:•Hisfirstplayin1893,Widowers’Houses,andthenMrs.Warren’sProfession•Thedecadeof20thcenturybeforeWWIisaperiodofhighproductivityforShaw:ManandSuperman(1903)《人与超人》MajorBarbara(1907）《芭芭拉上校》Pygmalion(1914)《卖花女》；《窈窕淑女》GeorgeBernardShaw•WWIisaturningpointforShaw.Hisanti-warspeechesandhispamphletCommonSenseabouttheWarmadehimthetarget['tɑ:git]ofmuchcriticism.HeartbreakHouse(1919),《伤心之家》Saint[seint]Joan[dʒəun](1924)《圣女贞德》GeorgeBernardShawPopularityofShaw:Betweenthefallof1904andthesummerof1907,thenewtheatregave988performancesof32playstoitsaudiences.Amongthe32playswere11playsbyBernardShawwith701performances.GeorgeBernardShawPygmalion——MyFairLady鲁迅萧伯纳蔡元培●Therearetwotragediesinlife.Oneisnottogetyourheart'sdesire.Theotheristogetit.——GeorgeBernardShaw•Sincelighttravelsfasterthansound,peopleappearbrightuntilyouhearthemspeak.--BernardShaw由于光速比音速快，所以在我们听到人们开口之前，个个都显得很聪明.—萧伯纳GeorgeBernardShaw'sepitaph:IknewifIstayedaroundlongenough,somethinglikethiswouldhappen.“我早就知道无论我活多久这种事情迟早是要发生的