彼得·谢弗是英国五十年代崛起的一位著名剧作家。他的第一部作品电视剧《盐地》发表于1955年,自那以后,他在戏剧、电视剧、广播剧及小说等领域进行了持久而艰苦的探索。他的丰富多采的作品,尤其是他在戏剧方面的成就,为他赢得了很高的声誉。谢弗的剧作既有深刻严肃的思想内容,又不乏紧张生动的戏剧张力,因此一向广受欢迎。英国当代剧作家 Peter Schafer was a famous playwright who emerged in the 1950s in the United Kingdom. His first film, The Salt, was published in 1955, and since then he has been engaged in a long and painstaking exploration of drama, television series, radio dramas and novels. His rich and varied work, especially his dramatic achievements, earned him a high reputation. Schaeffer’s plays have always been very popular because they contain both profound and serious thought content and intense and tense drama tension. British contemporary playwright