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1、专 业： 英语学 号： * *二 0 一一 年 六 月 十二 日An Analysis of concession of principe in George Bernards Major Barbara A Thesis Submitted to School of Foreign StudiesHunan University of Science and TechnologyIn Partial Fulfillment of The Requirements forThe Degree of Bachelor of ArtsByLiu YingyingUnder the Supervis

2、ion ofAssociate Prof. Wang Cheng HuiJune, 2011AbstractGeorge George Bernard Shaw （1856-1950） is an outstanding Irish-born realist dramatist, literary critic, and socialist activists. As the twentieth century representative of the British theater, is recognized as the most English literature in the h

3、istory of artistic life long playwright. Hes Major Barbara （1905） is a major social problem of capitalisms most powerful analysis and critique. in the main by the Salvation Army as a hero in the post of Major Barbara and her father that ends justify means a millionaire arms dealer Andrew Undershaft

4、the conflict to end in a dark reality Society, Barbara had to compromise their principles, their beliefs and ideals helpless compromise. This is mercilessly exposed and attacked the capitalist system under the various social evils.Key Words：Major Barbara； Realism； Principle； Concession.中文摘要乔治萧伯纳（185

5、6-1950）是爱尔兰出生的杰出的现实主义戏剧家，文学评论家和社会主义活动家。作为二十世纪英国戏剧的代表人物,被公认为英国文学史上艺术生命最为长久的剧作家。他的巴巴拉少校（1905）是对资本主义重大社会问题的最为有力的分析和批判。巴巴拉少校主要通过主人公在救世军中担任少校之职的芭芭拉和她那为达目的不择手段的父亲一百万富翁、军火商安德鲁安德谢夫的冲突，到最终在充满现实主义的黑暗社会下，芭芭拉不得不对自己原则作出让步，对自己的信仰与理想作出无奈的妥协。这无情地揭露和抨击了资本主义制度下的种种社会罪恶。关键词：芭芭拉上校； 现实主义； 原则； 让步。ContentsAbstract.中文摘要.Int

6、roduction.Chapter1 A Brief Introduction to the drama.1.1Life and literary career of George Bernard Shaw. .1.2The synopsis of Major Barbara.1.3Critism on Major Barbara.Chapter 2 A General Survey of Realism.Chapter 3 Why Major Barbara Have Given up Her Principles in the End. 3.1 The principles of Majo

7、r Barbara. 3.3 The Concession of Major Barbara.3.4 The Relation with the Writers Experience.Conclusion.Introduction George Bernard Shaw （1856-1950） is an outstanding Irish-born realist dramatist, literary critic, and socialist activists. As the twentieth century representative of the British drama,

8、up to 58 years in his career, completed the creation of 51 plays, the history of English literature is recognized as the most artistic life long playwright. His widowers estate （1892） Mrs. Warrens career （1893） and Major Barbara （1905） is a major social problem of capitalisms most powerful analysis

9、and critique.Major Barbara, mainly through the character of the Salvation Army in the post as Major Barbara and her father that ends justify means - millionaire arms dealer Andrew Undershaft Luan De conflicts, mercilessly exposed and attacked the capital capitalist system under the various social ev

10、ils. Realism by contemporary playwrights, particularly the impact of Ibsen, Shaw created a new style of drama, it has great significance to the subject matter and innovative techniques and mature together. This article attempts to realistic drama from the perspective of and explain the artistic feat

11、ures of the 20th century George Bernard Shaws great contribution to British theater. George Bernard Shaw permanent artistic life and a strong creative energy in the UK literary scene is unmatched. In his 94-year-olds life that completed five novels, many literature reviews and 51 scripts.Followed by

12、 Major Barbara, the story outline and the related comments. Major Barbara The birth of the play to be a lot of critics attention. Some of them are from the perspective of comparative literature, the characters and the characters in other works compared to some of the basic elements from the theater

13、talking about the play. But most critics play by George Bernard Shaw artistic features only the overall evaluation and summary, not a comment really from Major Barbara to start, realistic drama from the perspective of this work to evaluate and analyze.Chapter 1 A Brief Introduction to the Drama1.1 L

14、ife and literary career of George Bernard ShawGeorge Bernard Shaw（1856-1905） was born in Dublin, Ireland. His fathe, George Carr Shaw, was a petty official, and mother, Lucinda Elisabeth, the daughter of an impoverished landowner. George Carr Shaw was a drunkard and not responsible for the family. W

15、hen he died in 1885 his children and wife did not attend his funeral, Mis. Carr Shaw was herself a talented amateur singer who performed a good deal in public, and for a time, George John Vandaleur Lee, the eccentric teacher who trained her voice and conducted the concerts in which she sang, lived w

16、ith the family. When he went to London, Mrs. Carr Shaw followed with her daughters, leaving her son and husband behind. Shaw finished his formal education at the Dublin English Scientific and Commercial Day School. At the age of 14, he started to work as a junior clerk. When he was 20 years old, he

17、went to London and remained there jobless for 9 years, living in his mothers house and devoting much time to self-education at the British Museum. He bagan his literary career by writing music and drama criticism and novels. George Bernard Shaws plays the most prominent feature is the close connecti

18、on with the reality of political struggle, dare to touch on the nature of capitalist society the most problems, exposed the ugly face of the exploiting classes in public. In artistic technique, he is good at dialogue and through characters to express thoughts and feelings clash personality clashes a

19、nd the main ideas. George Bernard Shaws dramatic language sharp pungent, full of wit, witticism police were blurted out. His most famous plays are: widowers estate（1893） Mrs. Warrens profession（1898）, Arms and the Man1894）, Man and Superman （1903）, Major Barbra （1905）, The Doctors Dilemma（1906）, Get

20、ting Married（1908）, Misalliance（1910）, Androcles and the Lion （1913） and so on. The comedy, Pygmalion（1913） for being Alan Lerner adapted for the musical My Fair Lady the Hollywood musical adaptation of the same name has been known for blockbuster films. .2.2 T he synopsis of Major BarbaraAn Officer

21、 of The Salvation Army, Major Barbara Undershaft, becomes disillusioned when her Christian denomination accepts money from an armaments manufacturer （her father） and a whisky distiller. She eventually decides that bringing a message of salvation to people who have plenty will be more fulfilling and

22、genuine than converting the starving in return for bread.Although Barbara initially regards the Salvation Armys acceptance of Undershafts money as hypocrisy, Shaw did not intend that it should be thought so by the audience. Shaw wrote a preface for the plays publication, in which he derided the idea

23、 that charities should only take money from morally pure sources. He points out that donations can always be used for good, whatever their provenance, and he quotes a Salvation Army officer, they would take money from the devil himself and be only too glad to get it out of his hands and into Gods.1.

24、3 Critism on Major BabaraMajor Barbara is one of the representative works during Shaws second period of playwriting. It is “a realistic picture of the first decade in the 20th century when monopoly capitalism holds tis sway in Britain and all other bourgeois nations” （Chen Jia 103）. Shaw himself cal

25、led Major Barbara a “discussion”, and the first production, in November 1905 in London, pleased the British Prime Minister and most of the audience. The critic of the London Times accused Shaw of not being convincing as a dramatist, but of being a god thinker. It is among Shaws three most powerful d

26、ramas, the other two being WidowersHouses and Mrs. Warrens Prefeeion,for in these three plays, Shaws satire was “aimed at the capitalist system itself and not simply at some of the vices or foibles of the bourgeois society”（Chen Jia97）. Literary critics hold various views on Major Barbara ever since

27、 it was put on the stage. Margery morgan analyses the play from a dramatic perpective in his his book York notes: Notes on Major Barbara. He offers us a brief introduction of Shaws life and plays, a summary of Major Barbara and its commentary, including mainly its themes, the settings, the theatrica

28、l styles, characterization,etc. He also presents us wtihe hints and suggestions for study and further reading. Chapter two A General Survey of Realism 30s first in the 19th century France, the UK and other places of literary trends, the future spread of Russia, Scandinavia and the United States to become the mainstream of 19th century European and American literature, but also created a modern European and American literature of the peak. Realism as a strong social criticism, Gorky called critical realism. Realism is the main theories in international relatio