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- 平装
- 16开
- 2019-05
- 419
- 文学
- 外国语言文学
- 英语
- 本科
内容简介
本教材选取重要的现当代英美剧作家的代表作品，通过指导性阅读、讨论，培养学生理解、赏析戏 剧作品的基本能力和必要的技巧；借助不同的媒介帮助学生感受戏剧的魅力，了解戏剧这一文类的基本 特征、要素、种类和风格。全书共九章，每章由三大部分构成：1. 简介：包括对剧作家的介绍，对作品所属 流派或戏剧种类的介绍；2. 剧本赏析：对作品的导读、赏析，节选部分的详细注解（包括语言点、文化背 景等方面的难点）和思考题（可用于课上讨论或课外写作）；3. 资源：包括拓展阅读（引导学生加深对剧 本的理解）、作品列表及媒体改编或改写。
目录
Chapter 1George Bernard Shaw: Pygmalion .................................................................... 1I. Introduction ......................................................................................................2i. e Author: George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) ......................................................................................... 2ii. Generic Context: Shavian Drama of Ideas or New Drama ........................................................................ 5II. Appreciation of the Play ...................................................................................6i. Guided Reading of Pygmalion (1912) ........................................................................................................... 6ii. Excerpt from Pygmalion with Notes ............................................................................................................. 8iii. Questions for Discussion .............................................................................................................................. 28III. Resources .........................................................................................................29i. Further Reading ............................................................................................................................................ 29ii. Work List ........................................................................................................................................................ 29iii. Media/ Textual Adaptation ........................................................................................................................... 32Chapter 2Tennessee Williams: The Glass Menagerie ................................................... 33I. Introduction ....................................................................................................34i. e Author: Tennessee Williams (1911-1983) ........................................................................................... 34ii. Generic Context: Plastic eatre ................................................................................................................. 38II. Appreciation of the Play .................................................................................39i. Guided Reading of e Glass Menagerie (1944) ........................................................................................ 39ii. Excerpt from e Glass Menagerie with Notes .......................................................................................... 41iii. Questions for Discussion .............................................................................................................................. 65III. Resources .........................................................................................................66i. Further Reading ............................................................................................................................................ 66ii. Work List ........................................................................................................................................................ 66iii. Media/ Textual Adaptation ........................................................................................................................... 68Chapter 3Arthur Miller: Death of a Salesman ................................................................. 69I. Introduction ....................................................................................................70i. e Author: Arthur Miller (1915-2005) ..................................................................................................... 70ii. Generic Context: Modern Tragedy .............................................................................................................. 73II. Appreciation of the Play .................................................................................75i. Guided Reading of Death of a Salesman (1949) ........................................................................................ 75ii. Excerpt from Death of a Salesman with Notes ........................................................................................... 77iii. Questions for Discussion ............................................................................................................................ 116III. Resources .......................................................................................................117i. Further Reading .......................................................................................................................................... 117ii. Work List ...................................................................................................................................................... 118iii. Media/ Textual Adaptation ......................................................................................................................... 119Chapter 4Harold Pinter: The Caretaker ........................................................................ 121I. Introduction ..................................................................................................122i. e Author: Harold Pinter (1930-2008) . ................................................................................................. 122ii. Generic Context: Comedy of Menace ....................................................................................................... 126II. Appreciation of the Play ...............................................................................127i. Guided Reading of e Caretaker (1960) ................................................................................................. 127ii. Excerpt from e Caretaker with Notes .................................................................................................... 129iii. Questions for Discussion ............................................................................................................................ 154III. Resources .......................................................................................................155i. Further Reading .......................................................................................................................................... 155ii. Work List ...................................................................................................................................................... 156iii. Media/ Textual Adaptation ......................................................................................................................... 158Chapter 5Edward Albee: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? ........................................... 159I. Introduction ..................................................................................................160i. e Author: Edward Albee (1928-2016) ................................................................................................... 160ii. Generic Context: e eatre of the Absurd ........................................................................................... 164II. Appreciation of the Play ...............................................................................166i. Guided Reading of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1962) ................................................................... 166ii. Excerpt from Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? with Notes...................................................................... 168iii. Questions for Discussion ............................................................................................................................ 194III. Resources .......................................................................................................195i. Further Reading .......................................................................................................................................... 195ii. Work List ...................................................................................................................................................... 196iii. Media/ Textual Adaptation ......................................................................................................................... 197Chapter 6Caryl Churchill: Top Girls ............................................................................... 199I. Introduction ..................................................................................................200i. e Author: Caryl Churchill (1938- ) .................................................................................................... 200ii. Generic Context: Feminist eatre ........................................................................................................... 204II. Appreciation of the Play ...............................................................................207i. Guided Reading of Top Girls (1982) .......................................................................................................... 207ii. Excerpt from Top Girls with Notes ............................................................................................................ 209iii. Questions for Discussion ............................................................................................................................ 234III. Resources .......................................................................................................234i. Further Reading .......................................................................................................................................... 234ii. Work List ...................................................................................................................................................... 235iii. Media/ Textual Adaptation ......................................................................................................................... 238Chapter 7Sam Shepard: Buried Child ........................................................................... 239I. Introduction ..................................................................................................240i. e Author: Sam Shepard (1943-2017). ................................................................................................... 240ii. Generic Context: Family Play..................................................................................................................... 244II. Appreciation of the Play ...............................................................................245i. Guided Reading of Buried Child (1978).................................................................................................... 245ii. Excerpt from Buried Child with Notes ...................................................................................................... 247iii. Questions for Discussion ............................................................................................................................ 269III. Resources .......................................................................................................270i. Further Reading .......................................................................................................................................... 270ii. Work List ...................................................................................................................................................... 271iii. Media/ Textual Adaptation ......................................................................................................................... 272Chapter 8Timberlake Wertenbaker: Our Country’s Good ........................................... 273I. Introduction ..................................................................................................274i. e Author: Timberlake Wertenbaker (1944- ) ................................................................................... 274ii. Generic Context: Metatheatre .................................................................................................................... 279II. Appreciation of the Play ...............................................................................282i. Guided Reading of Our Country’s Good (1988) ....................................................................................... 282ii. Excerpt from Our Country’s Good with Notes ......................................................................................... 285iii. Questions for Discussion ............................................................................................................................ 303III. Resources .......................................................................................................304i. Further Reading .......................................................................................................................................... 304ii. Work List ...................................................................................................................................................... 305iii. Media/ Textual Adaptation ......................................................................................................................... 306Chapter 9Martin McDonagh: The Beauty Queen of Leenane ..................................... 307I. Introduction ..................................................................................................308i. e Author: Martin McDonagh (1970- ) .............................................................................................. 308ii. Generic Context: In-Yer-Face eatre ...................................................................................................... 311II. Appreciation of the Play ...............................................................................314i. Guided Reading of e Beauty Queen of Leenane (1996) ....................................................................... 314ii. Excerpt from e Beauty Queen of Leenane with Notes . ....................................................................... 316iii. Questions for Discussion ............................................................................................................................ 332III. Resources .......................................................................................................333i. Further Reading .......................................................................................................................................... 333ii. Work List ...................................................................................................................................................... 334iii. Media/ Textual Adaptation ......................................................................................................................... 334Bibliography .................................................................................................... 335
