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1、MANANDSUPERMANACOMEDYANDAPHILOSOPHYByBernardShaw1903EPISTLEDEDICATORYTOARTHURBINGHAMWALKLEYMydearWalkley:YouonceaskedmewhyIdidnotwriteaDonJuanplay.Thelevitywithwhichyouassumedthisfrightfulresponsibilityhasprobablybythistimeenabledyoutoforgetit;butthedayofreckoninghasarrived:hereisyourplay!Isayyour
2、play,becausequifacitperaliumfacitperse.Itsprofits,likeitslabor,belongtome:itsmorals,itsmanners,itsphilosophy,itsinfluenceontheyoung,areforyoutojustify.Youwereofmatureagewhenyoumadethesuggestion;andyouknewyourman.Itishardlyfifteenyearssince,astwinpioneersoftheNewJournalismofthattime,wetwo,cradledin
3、thesamenewsheets,madeanepochinthecriticismofthetheatreandtheoperahousebymakingitapretextforapropagandaofourownviewsoflife.Soyoucannotpleadignoranceofthecharacteroftheforceyousetinmotion.Youmeantmetoepaterlebourgeois;andifheprotests,Iherebyreferhimtoyouastheaccountableparty.Iwarnyouthatifyouattempt
4、torepudiateyourresponsibility,Ishallsuspectyouoffindingtheplaytoodecorousforyourtaste.Thefifteenyearshavemademeolderandgraver.InyouIcandetectnosuchbecomingchange.YourlevitiesandaudacitiesarelikethelovesandcomfortsprayedforbyDesdemona:theyincrease,evenasyourdaysdogrow.Nomerepioneeringjournaldaresme
5、ddlewiththemnow:thestatelyTimesitselfisalonesufficientlyabovesuspiciontoactasyourchaperone;andeventheTimesmustsometimesthankitsstarsthatnewplaysarenotproducedeveryday,sinceaftereachsucheventitsgravityiscompromised,itsplatitudeturnedtoepigram,itsportentousnesstowit,itsproprietytoelegance,andevenits
6、decorumintonaughtinessbycriticismswhichthetraditionsofthepaperdonotallowyoutosignattheend,butwhichyoutakecaretosignwiththemostextravagantflourishesbetweenthelines.IamnotsurethatthisisnotaportentofRevolution.IneighteenthcenturyFrancetheendwasathandwhenmenboughttheEncyclopediaandfoundDiderotthere.Wh
7、enIbuytheTimesandfindyouthere,mypropheticearcatchesarattleoftwentiethcenturytumbrils.However,thatisnotmypresentanxiety.Thequestionis,willyounotbedisappointedwithaDonJuanplayinwhichnotoneofthathero'smilleetreadven
