英国文学史复习资料(10)

Playwrights

① Oscar Wilde

② George Bernard Shaw

1. Oscar Wilde奥斯卡 王尔德1856~1900

（The Aesthetic Movement: Art for Art’s Sake）

① 4 Comedies:

② Novel:

③ Fairy Stories:

2. George Bernard Shaw乔治 伯纳 萧1856~1950(英国杰出的批判现实主义剧作家）critical realistic dramatist

Plays

① Plays Unpleasant

② Plays Pleasant

③Plays

Novelists (Realists)

1. Joseph Concrad

1.Why the book‘s title is Heart of Darkness?

The story happened in Congo, the heart of Africa, and the color of people‘s

skin in there is black. Most important point about the title is to the evil in humans‘

heart.

2.What is the symbolism of black and white

【Black / dark- 】death, evil, ignorance, mystery, savagery, uncivilized

Middle Ages, when science and knowledge was suppressed,

as the Dark Ages.

According to Christianity, in the beginning of time all was

dark and God created light.

According to Heart of Darkness, before the Romans came,

England was dark. In the same way, Africa was considered to