身着夏装的姑娘们.pptx

The Girls in Their Summer DressesBy Irwin Shaw霍铃玲 1410100030warm upWhat will you do if you meet them on the street? Will you look at them for a very long time?If you were a man, what will you do if you meet them on the road? Can you understand why those men like gazing at the beautiful ladies?ContentAuthorLiterature ReviewText AnalysisReferences1.Irwin Shaw (1913-1984)He was a prolific American playwright, screenwriter, novelist, and short-story author whose written works have sold more than 14 million copies.Life experienceHe was born in the South Bronx, New York City, to Russian Jewish immigrants.His parents were Rose and Will. His younger brother, David Shaw, became a noted Hollywood producer and writer.Shortly after Irwins birth, his family moved to Brooklyn. Irwin changed his surname upon entering college. He spent most of his youth in Brooklyn, where he graduated from Brooklyn College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1934. Shaw died in Davos, Switzerland on May 16, 1984, aged 71, after undergoing treatment for prostate cancer.Famous WorksDrama:Shaw began screenwriting in 1935 at the age of 21, and scripted for several radio shows, including Dick Tracy, The Gumps and Studio One.His first play, Bury the Dead (1936) was an expressionist drama about a group of soldiers killed in a battle who refuse to be buried.Novels:Shaw enlisted in the U.S. Army and was a warrant officer during World War II. The Young Lions, Shaws first novel, was published in 1948. Based on his experiences in Europe during the war, Jonathan Yardley, writing in 2009 in The Washington Post, identified The Young Lions as one of the four epic American war novels that emerged in the immediate post-war era. The novel was very successful and was adapted into a 1958 film. Shaw was not happy with the film.Short stories：Shaw was highly regarded as a short story author, contributing to Colliers, Esquire, The New Yorker, Playboy, The Saturday Evening Post, and other magazines; and 63 of his best stories