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Contents Chapter 1 1 Sophocles: Oedipus the King 1 I Introduction 2 i e Author: Sophocles 2 ii Generic Context: Tragedy 4 II Appreciation of the Play 5 i Guided Reading of Oedipus the King 5 ii Excerpt from Oedipus the King with Notes 7 iii Questions for Discussion 25 III Resources 26 i Further Reading 26 ii Work List 27 iii Media/Textual Adaptation 27 Chapter 2 William Shakespeare: Macbeth 29 I Introduction 30 i e Author: William Shakespeare 30 ii Generic Context: History Play 34 II Appreciation of the Play 35 i Guided Reading of Macbeth 35 ii Excerpt from Macbeth with Notes 37 iii Questions for Discussion 56 x 欧美戏剧选读 SELECTED READINGS IN EUROPEAN & AMERICAN DRAMA III Resources 58 i Further Reading 58 ii Work List 59 iii Media/Textual Adaptation 60 Chapter 3 Henrik Ibsen: A Doll’s House 63 I Introduction 64 i e Author: Henrik Johan Ibsen 64 ii Generic Context: Social Problem Play 67 II Appreciation of the Play 67 i Guided Reading of A Doll’s House 67 ii Excerpt from A Doll’s House with Notes 69 iii Questions for Discussion 97 III Resources 98 i Further Reading 98 ii Work List 99 iii Media/Textual Adaptation 100 Chapter 4 August Strindberg: Miss Julie 101 I Introduction 102 i e Author: August Strindberg 102 ii Generic Context: Naturalism 104 II Appreciation of the Play 105 i Guided Reading of Miss Julie 105 ii Excerpt from Miss Julie with Notes 107 iii Questions for Discussion 129 III Resources 129 i Further Reading 129 xi C O N T E N T S ii Work List 130 iii Media/Textual Adaptation 131 Chapter 5 Anton Chekhov: The Cherry Orchard 133 I Introduction 134 i e Author: Anton Chekhov 134 ii Generic Context: Tragicomedy 137 II Appreciation of the Play 138 i Guided Reading of e Cherry Orchard 138 ii Excerpt from e Cherry Orchard with Notes 140 iii Questions for Discussion 153 III Resources 154 i Further Reading 154 ii Work List 155 iii Media/Textual Adaptation 155 Chapter 6 Luigi Pirandello: Six Characters in Search of an Author 157 I Introduction 158 i e Author: Luigi Pirandello 158 ii Generic Context: Teatro Grottesco, or the Grotesque eatre 160 II Appreciation of the Play 161 i Guided Reading of Six Characters in Search of an Author 161 ii Excerpt from Six Characters in Search of an Author with Notes 163 iii Questions for Discussion 196 III Resources 197 i Further Reading 197 ii Work List 197 iii Media/Textual Adaptation 198 xii 欧美戏剧选读 SELECTED READINGS IN EUROPEAN & AMERICAN DRAMA Chapter 7 Bertolt Brecht: The Good Person of Szechwan 199 I Introduction 200 i e Author: Bertolt Brecht 200 ii Generic Context: Epic eatre 204 II Appreciation of the Play 207 i Guided Reading of e Good Person of Szechwan 207 ii Excerpt from e Good Person of Szechwan with Notes 208 iii Questions for Discussion 240 III Resources 241 i Further Reading 241 ii Work List 242 iii Media/ Textual Adaptation 243 Chapter 8 Eugene O’Neill: Long Day’s Journey into Night 245 I Introduction 246 i e Author: Eugene O’Neill 246 ii Generic Context: Realism & Classical Unities 250 II Appreciation of the Play 252 i Guided Reading of Long Day’s Journey into Night 252 ii Excerpt from Long Day’s Journey into Night with Notes 254 iii Questions for Discussion 304 III Resources 305 i Further Reading 305 ii Work List 305 iii Media/ Textual Adaptation 306 Bibliography 307