George Bernard Shaw(1856-1950) -A modern dramatist 1856-1950,Irish playwright and critic. He revolutionized the Victorian stage,then dominated by artificial(虚伪的)melodramas, by presenting vigorous(富有活力的)）dramas of ideas. In 1925 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature melodrama:['eledra:ma]n.音乐剧，通俗剧George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) -A modern dramatist ❖ 1856–1950, Irish playwright and critic. ❖ He revolutionized the Victorian stage, then dominated by artificial(虚伪的) melodramas, by presenting vigorous(富有活力的) dramas of ideas. ❖ In 1925 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature - melodrama: ['melədrɑ:mə] n. 音乐剧,通俗剧