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tending to the husband’s needs.
(1856-1950) Playwright for the People
wrote 63 plays
The Devil's Disciple (1897) was his first significant
financial success as a playwright
Week 14
British Literature
1882-1941
Dubliners (1914, short-story collection) A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1916,
novel)
Ulysses (1922, novel) Finnegans Wake (1939, novel)
family, and provide a home, food, and clothing.
During this time period, it was unacceptable for women, or a woman, to travel alone.
Women were to:
◦ tend to the children, ◦ cook the meals, ◦ do the shopping and sewing, and ◦ uphold the daily routines for the family, primarily
1924 - A Passage to India
◦ attack on Colonialism
1971 - Maurice
◦ Homosexual theme
Propriety and Passion The beauty of human beings Woman’s position and independence Connection between nature and man Class snobbery
the Broadway musical My Fair Lady could be produced only after Shaw's death
Class system Social prejudice Judging by appearance Morality/behavior Money/class Rich/poor Speech/dialect
Linguistically, he develops a written form of stream of consciousness
◦ He attempted to make a fiction that would reflect the whole life, conscious and subconscious, without being limited by conventions of language
Beckett Waiting for Godot《等待戈多》
1775-1817
1787-1793: Juvenilla 1795-1799: began Sense and Sensibility,
Pride and Prejudice, and Northanger Abbey
◦ Working titles: Elinor and Marianne, First Impressions, and Susan.
1879-1970
1905 - Where Angels Fear to Tread 1907 - The Longest Journey 1908 - A Room with a View 1910 - Howard’s End
◦ Clash between business and art
his astonishing way of constructing a novel
his frank portrayal of human nature in his books
his complete command of English
influenced many writers including Samuel
By the 1910s, Shaw was a well-established playwright
◦ New works such as Fanny's First Play (1911) and Pygmalion
(1912) had long runs in front of large London audiences ◦ Shaw forbade musicalization of his work
1803: began The Watsons (never finished) 1812: began Mansfield Park 1814 began Emma 1815- began Persuasion 1817- began Sanditon (never finished)
Biblioteka Baidu
man’s primary role is to be the provider: work, propose an engagement for a wife, earn the family’s only income, make final decisions, physically and fiscally support and protect the
Psychologically, he is forever attempting to re-seek unity in a world that is disorganized
Philosophically, he came to feel that time and space are artificial, that all is related, and that art should be a symbol of that relationship
(1856-1950) Playwright for the People
wrote 63 plays
The Devil's Disciple (1897) was his first significant
financial success as a playwright
Week 14
British Literature
1882-1941
Dubliners (1914, short-story collection) A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1916,
novel)
Ulysses (1922, novel) Finnegans Wake (1939, novel)
family, and provide a home, food, and clothing.
During this time period, it was unacceptable for women, or a woman, to travel alone.
Women were to:
◦ tend to the children, ◦ cook the meals, ◦ do the shopping and sewing, and ◦ uphold the daily routines for the family, primarily
1924 - A Passage to India
◦ attack on Colonialism
1971 - Maurice
◦ Homosexual theme
Propriety and Passion The beauty of human beings Woman’s position and independence Connection between nature and man Class snobbery
the Broadway musical My Fair Lady could be produced only after Shaw's death
Class system Social prejudice Judging by appearance Morality/behavior Money/class Rich/poor Speech/dialect
Linguistically, he develops a written form of stream of consciousness
◦ He attempted to make a fiction that would reflect the whole life, conscious and subconscious, without being limited by conventions of language
Beckett Waiting for Godot《等待戈多》
1775-1817
1787-1793: Juvenilla 1795-1799: began Sense and Sensibility,
Pride and Prejudice, and Northanger Abbey
◦ Working titles: Elinor and Marianne, First Impressions, and Susan.
1879-1970
1905 - Where Angels Fear to Tread 1907 - The Longest Journey 1908 - A Room with a View 1910 - Howard’s End
◦ Clash between business and art
his astonishing way of constructing a novel
his frank portrayal of human nature in his books
his complete command of English
influenced many writers including Samuel
By the 1910s, Shaw was a well-established playwright
◦ New works such as Fanny's First Play (1911) and Pygmalion
(1912) had long runs in front of large London audiences ◦ Shaw forbade musicalization of his work
1803: began The Watsons (never finished) 1812: began Mansfield Park 1814 began Emma 1815- began Persuasion 1817- began Sanditon (never finished)
Biblioteka Baidu
man’s primary role is to be the provider: work, propose an engagement for a wife, earn the family’s only income, make final decisions, physically and fiscally support and protect the
Psychologically, he is forever attempting to re-seek unity in a world that is disorganized
Philosophically, he came to feel that time and space are artificial, that all is related, and that art should be a symbol of that relationship