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1、MaxShulman(1919--1988)OneofAmerica’sbestknownhumorist,awriterofmanytalents.Firstdelvedinto(探究)theworldofwritingasajournalismstudentattheUniversityofMinnesota.Maxwasalsotheworld’smostunderratedromanticpoet.Helovedtoincludepoetryinhisnovels,usuallytohilariouseffect（幽默效果）.Hebeganwrit
2、ingDobieGillisstoriesin1945forvarioushumormagazines.In1951,thesewerecollectedandpublishedasabookentitled“TheManyLovesofDobieGillis”,fromwhichourtextistaken.In1959,ShulmanpublishedanothervolumeofDobieStories,“IWasATeenageDwarf”.Thatsameyear,Shulmancreatedandproduced“TheManyLoveofDo
3、bieGillis”TVseriesforCBS.Theshowhadarunof147episodesbetween1959and1963.BeforehistwoDobiebooks,Shulmanhadalreadywrittenfourothersuccessfulnovels:BarefootBoyWithCheek《无理的赤脚少年》TheFeatherMerchants《衣冠楚楚的商人》TheZebraDerby《斑马德比》SleepTillNoon《睡到中午》AfterDobiebookshewroteReallyRoundTheFlagBo
4、ys《孩子们，团结在旗帜周围吧》，whichbecameabest-sellerandthenamoviestarringPaulNewman,JoanneWoodward,JoanCollins.、BesidesproducingtheDobieTVseries,Shulman'screditsincludeco-writingtheBroadwayplay"TheTenderTrap"whichlaterbecameafilmstarringFrankSinatra,andthe1970film"HouseCalls"starringWalterMat
5、thau.MaxShulman‘slastnovelswere“AnyoneGotAMatch?”,abitingsatire（讽刺）aboutcigaretteadvertisingontelevision("TatumsSmokeMildLikeanInnocentChild!")andthenfinallyhissemi-autobiographical"PotatoesAreCheaper".FeaturesofhiswritingHeisawriterwhocouldmakepeoplelaugh.Indeed,theintentionofShu
6、lman‘shumoristopresentaworldwithoutriskandmenace(恐吓)ButhishumornotaninstrumentofcriticismLoveisaFallacyistakenfrom“ThemanyLovesofDobieGillis”publishedin1951andbringstolightissuesofthedayincludingthestereotypingofwomen.Init,MaxShulmandemonstratesawitandclarifyoflanguage.Aboutthetex
7、tThistextisapieceofnarrativewriting,astory,alightandhumoroussatire.Thenarratorofthestory,DobieGillis,afreshmaninalawschool,istheheroorprotagonist.Hestrugglesagainsttwoantagonists:PeteyBurch,hisroommatewhosegirlfriendheplanstoget,andPollyEspy,thegirlheintendstomarryaftersuitablere-
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