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Priestley:
JohnBoyntonPriestley,Englishnovelist,dramatistandcritic,wasbornon13.Sept.1894,inBradford,Yourkshire.HewasthesonofaschoolmasterandservedintheBritisharmyduringWorldWar1.AftertheendofthewarheattendedCambridge,wherehestudiedEnglishliterature,modernhistory,andpoliticalscience.Alreadypublishing,hewasabletofinanceagooddealofhisschoolingbysellingarticlestoLondonandprovincialnewspapers.In1922hewenttoLondon,"
wherehesoonestablishedhimselfasacritic,essayistandnovelist.DuringWorldWarⅡ,Priestleywonahugelisteningaudiencewithhistrenchant,down-to-earthradiobroadcasts.In1929,TheGoodCompanions,anovelaboutthejoysandsorrowsofthemembersofarepertorycompanyinthenorthofEnglandappearedandwasenormouslypopularinbothGreatBritainandAmerica.In1930PriestleypublishedthealmostequallysuccessfulAngelPavement,whosecharactersworkedinasmallbusinessfirminLondon.Thesewerefollowedbyothernovels:
TheyWalkintheCity(1936),TheDoomsdaymen(1938),LetthePeopleSing(1939),andFestivalatFarbridge(1951).Thesenovels-long,oftensentimental,packedwithlivingcharacterstestifytoPriestley'
sastoundingpowerofobservation,tohisnarrativegifts,andtohiscraftsmanship.HehasmaintainedthegreattraditionoftheEnglishpi-caresquenovelwithdistinction.Priestleyalsowonrecognitionwithhisworksthatcombineautobiographicalmatterwithastuteleft-of-centersocialcriticism,suchasEnglishJourney(1934),RainuponGad-shill(1939),ThoughtsintheWilderness(1957),andTheEnglish(1973).Priestleybeganhiscareerasaplaywrightin1932withDangerousCornerwhichhassubsequentlybeenperformedallovertheworld.ItssuccessencouragedPriestleytoorganizeacompanyforwhichhewroteplaysofaconsistentlyhighdramaticstandard.AmongthemwerethecomediesLaburnumGrove(1933)andWhenWeAreMarried(1938).Priestleyalsowroteserious"
metaphysical"
dramasTimeandtheConways(1937),IHaveBeenHereBefore(1938),JohnsonoverJordan(1939),andAnInspectorCalls(1945).Priestleyhasperhapsidentifiedhimselfmoresuccessfullythananyothernovelistinthefirsthalfofthe20thcenturywiththethoughtsandfeelingsoftheordinaryEnglishman,abeingwhosecharacterheoutlineswithvigorandgoodhumor.
Ⅱ.
1.EverythingthathappensinEnglandisdirectedandinfluencedbyinstinctivefeelingandnotrationalthought.
2.TherearefewerCommunistsorneo-orpotentialfascistsinEnglandthanthereareinmostothercountries.MurderousencounterswiththepoliceorbloodystreetbattlesdonotoccurinEngland.FromthesefactsPriestleyconcludestherearefewerfanaticalbelieversamongtheEnglish.
3.HeisreferringtosomeshopstewardsandwealthyemployerswhohavelosttheirEnglishness.
4.PriestleyputsforwardfiveorsixpointstoshowthattheEnglisharedifferent:
1)ItisinstinctivefeelingandnotrationalthoughtthatshapesandcoloursactualeventsinEngland.
2)TheEnglishdonotfeelathomeinthecon-temporaryworld,representingtheaccelerateddevelopmentofourwholeage.Theyaresuspiciousoflargeness,severeefficiencyandAdmass.
3)TheEnglisharealsodeeplysuspiciousofchangeforchanges’sake.
4)TheEnglishcansoonfeelboredand.that'
swhytheygambleandboozesomuchandenjoyanydramaticchangeinpubliclife.
5)TheEnglishhaveasenseofcommunity,decentfellowfeeling,fairness.
6)TheEnglishareatheartandatrootanimaginativepeopleimmediatelyresponsivetoanysuggestionofdramaintheirlives.
5.Admassstandsforruthlesscompetitiveness,treatingmensimplyasaproducerandconsumerandplayingupondissatisfaction,greedandenvy,whileEnglishnessstandsfortheinvisibleinnerworld,offeringstatesofmind.Theout-comeofthisbattlebetweenAdmassandEnglishnesswilldecidethefutureoftheEnglish.
6.ThefutureoftheEnglishmaybeshapedbythedecisionofthenowvacillatinghugetradeunions.Itwillbeshapedbytheroletheydecidetoplay.TheymustcomedowndecisivelyeitheronthesideofAdmassorthatofEnglishness.
7.ThefollowingpeoplehaverejectedAdmass:
1)workersinsmallish,well-managedandhonestenterprises,
2)crustyHighTorieswhoavoidtheCityanddirectors'
fees,
3)menandwomenintheprofessionalclasses.Thelastgroupofpeoplearethemostimportantfortheyarearticulateandpeoplearereadytolistentothem.IfthebattlewithA&
masscanbewon,itwillprobablybethesemenandwomenwhowillhelpEnglishnesstowinit.
8.PriestleydividestheEnglishyoungintotwogroups.Heisdubiousaboutthenoisytypes,theylackindividualitytostanduptoAdmass.Hehasmorefaithinthequieteryoung,whomayhavecomeu
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