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The Politics and Plays of Bernard Shaw

Author : Judith Evans
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 9780786413232
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (132 download)

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Download or read book The Politics and Plays of Bernard Shaw written by Judith Evans and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2002-12-17 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do politics and the playhouse go together? For Bernard Shaw they most certainly did. As a playwright with a message he saw the theatre as the ideal medium for conveying his view of life, which was essentially socialistic. The theatre was to Shaw a latter-day temple of the arts within a community. But Shaw was, of course, multi-voiced, not only through the characters he created but also in his own persona as public speaker, essayist, tract writer and author of works on political economy. Much of the thinking that is expressed in his non-dramatic works is contained also in his plays. This work offers a readily accessible means of looking at the nature and the progression of Shaw's thinking. All the plays included in the major canon are reviewed and, except for brief plays and playlets (which are grouped), they are presented in sequential order.

Major Political Writings

Author : George Bernard Shaw
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 0198816596
Total Pages : 351 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (988 download)

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Download or read book Major Political Writings written by George Bernard Shaw and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new collection of Shaw's major political writings presents an opportunity to reflect on his influential role as a public intellectual. At the forefront of economic and political debate from the 1880s to the 1950s, George Bernard Shaw was once the most widely read socialist writer in the English language, and his lifelong crusade against inequality and exploitation is far from irrelevant today. The thorough interpenetration of Shaw's literary and political engagements is an unusual story in modern literature, and this volume offers a portrait of Shaw as a political artist in the purest possible sense: that is, as a writer of essays, articles, pamphlets, and books with explicitly and expressly political aims. The selected writings in this volume showcase Shaw's most influential and most accomplished political work, but also provide a cross-section that is representative of the whole of his long career. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

Bernard Shaw on Politics

Author : George Bernard Shaw
Publisher : Rosetta Books
ISBN 13 : 0795346905
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (953 download)

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Download or read book Bernard Shaw on Politics written by George Bernard Shaw and published by Rosetta Books. This book was released on 2016-02-29 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of critical writings on politics from the Nobel Prize – winning playwright behind Saint Joan and Man and Superman. The Critical Shaw: On Politics is a comprehensive selection of renowned Irish playwright and Nobel Laureate Bernard Shaw’s opinions on a wide range of political movements, ideologies, and events that helped shape the international landscape of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. With unwavering conviction, and in many cases openly courting controversy and calumny, Shaw spoke his mind on the big “-isms” of his time: Socialism, Capitalism, Communism, and Fascism. He championed Socialism in its formative years, he condemned all combatants in the First World War, he berated America’s embrace of Capitalism, he praised Russia’s choice of Communism, he lauded Stalin, he rejected the notion that Hitler was responsible for the Second World War, and he scorned Democracy. Persistently provocative, sometimes outrageous, always the political iconoclast, Shaw's political convictions—as soapbox orator or world-famous pundit—challenge us to face the political issues and dilemmas of our own time with similar rigor and integrity. The Critical Shaw series brings together, in five volumes and from a wide range of sources, selections from Bernard Shaw’s voluminous writings on topics that exercised him for the whole of his professional career: Literature, Music, Politics, Religion, and Theater. The volumes are edited by leading Shaw scholars, and all include an introduction, a chronology of Shaw’s life and works, annotated texts, and a bibliography. The series editor is L.W. Conolly, literary adviser to the Shaw Estate and former president of the International Shaw Society.

Plays Political

Author : Dan Laurence
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141963719
Total Pages : 485 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (419 download)

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Download or read book Plays Political written by Dan Laurence and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 1999-08-26 with total page 485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While some of Shaw’s earlier plays are still performed, his later plays, such as the ones in this volume, are barely known. As the collective title indicates, the themes here are political; yet, frankly, it is doubtful how seriously we can now take Shaw as a political thinker. Despite writing in the 1930s, he has little to say of the nature of totalitarianism: although he satirises Fascist dictators in “Geneva”, the satire is disappointingly mild. Neither did Shaw appear to foresee (on the evidence of these plays, at least) the imminent collapse of the British Empire.But it is Shaw the dramatist rather than Shaw the political philosopher who still holds our attention – even in plays as explicitly political as these. He had a sharp intellect and a quirky sense of humour, and his dialogue still glints and sparkles: he couldn’t write a dull line if he tried. No matter how serious the themes he addresses, the crispness of his writing and his lightness of touch still scintillate.Shaw seems, perhaps unfairly, out of fashion nowadays. But even in these lesser-known works, he demonstrates his matchless ability, still undimmed, to provoke and to entertain.

Socialism and Superior Brains: The Political Thought of George Bernard Shaw

Author : Gareth Griffith
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134802935
Total Pages : 550 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (348 download)

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Download or read book Socialism and Superior Brains: The Political Thought of George Bernard Shaw written by Gareth Griffith and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-09-11 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Available in paperback for the first time, Gareth Griffith's book provides a comprehensive critical account of the political ideas of one of the most influential commentators of the twentieth century. With close reference to a range of Shaw's texts, from the Fabian tracts to the plays, Gareth Griffith draws out the central theoretical messages of Shaw's engagement with politics. The first part of the book provides an intellectual biography, while at the same time analysing Shaw's key concerns in relation to his Fabianism, arguments for equality of income and ideas on democracy and education. Part Two looks at those areas which Shaw approached as long-standing historical problems or dramas requiring immediate thought or action; sexual equality, the Irish question, war, fascism and sovietism. The book is directed to the general reader as well as to specialists. It will be central reading for anyone seeking to understand Shaw's life, and literary and political writings, or the development of political thinking in this century, or the problems and potential inherent in socialism.

George Bernard Shaw: Collected Articles, Lectures, Essays and Letters

Author : George Bernard Shaw
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 964 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book George Bernard Shaw: Collected Articles, Lectures, Essays and Letters written by George Bernard Shaw and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2023-12-03 with total page 964 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This carefully crafted ebook: "George Bernard Shaw: Collected Articles, Lectures, Essays and Letters" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950) was an Irish playwright, essayist, novelist and short story writer and wrote more than 60 plays. He is the only person to have been awarded both a Nobel Prize in Literature (1925) and an Academy Award (1938), for his contributions to literature and for his work on the film Pygmalion (an adaptation of his own play) Content: Quintessence of Ibsenism (1891) The Impossibilities Of Anarchism (1895) The Perfect Wagnerite, Commentary on the Niblung's Ring (1898) The Revolutionist's Handbook And Pocket Companion (1903) Maxims For Revolutionists (1903) First Aid to Critics: Preface to Major Barbara (1905) On Doctors: Preface to The Doctor's Dilemma (1906) The New Theology (1907) On Marriage: Preface to Getting Married How to Write A Popular Play: An Essay (1909) A Treatise on Parents and Children: An Essay (1910) On the Prospects of Christianity: Preface to Androcles and the Lion (1912) What do Men of Letters Say?: The New York Times Articles on War (1915) "Common Sense About the War" "Bennett States the German Case" Open Letter to President Wilson Memories of Oscar Wilde (1916) On Darwinism and Evolution: Preface to Back to Methuselah (1921) A Letter and A Speech by Bernard Shaw: Letter to Beatrice Webb (1898) On Socialism: A Speech (1885) George Bernard Shaw: A Biography By G. K. Chesterton The Quintessence of Shaw By James Huneker Old and New Masters: Bernard Shaw By Robert Lynd George Bernard Shaw: A Poem by Oliver Herford

Ruskin's Politics

Author : Bernard Shaw
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (197 download)

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Download or read book Ruskin's Politics written by Bernard Shaw and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

George Bernard Shaw: Lectures & Essays

Author : George Bernard Shaw
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 964 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book George Bernard Shaw: Lectures & Essays written by George Bernard Shaw and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-05-17 with total page 964 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George Bernard Shaw (1856 – 1950) was an Irish playwright, essayist, novelist and short story writer and wrote more than 60 plays. He is the only person to have been awarded both a Nobel Prize in Literature (1925) and an Academy Award (1938), for his contributions to literature and for his work on the film Pygmalion (an adaptation of his own play). This edition includes: Quintessence of Ibsenism (1891) The Impossibilities Of Anarchism (1895) The Perfect Wagnerite, Commentary on the Niblung's Ring (1898) The Revolutionist's Handbook And Pocket Companion (1903) Maxims For Revolutionists (1903) First Aid to Critics: Preface to Major Barbara (1905) On Doctors: Preface to The Doctor's Dilemma (1906) The New Theology (1907) On Marriage: Preface to Getting Married How to Write A Popular Play: An Essay (1909) A Treatise on Parents and Children: An Essay (1910) On the Prospects of Christianity: Preface to Androcles and the Lion (1912) What do Men of Letters Say?: The New York Times Articles on War (1915) "Common Sense About the War" "Bennett States the German Case" Open Letter to President Wilson Memories of Oscar Wilde (1916) On Darwinism and Evolution: Preface to Back to Methuselah (1921) A Letter and A Speech by Bernard Shaw: Letter to Beatrice Webb (1898) On Socialism: A Speech (1885) George Bernard Shaw: A Biography By G. K. Chesterton The Quintessence of Shaw By James Huneker Old and New Masters: Bernard Shaw By Robert Lynd George Bernard Shaw: A Poem by Oliver Herford

Everybody's Political What's what

Author : Bernard Shaw
Publisher : London, Constable 1945
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book Everybody's Political What's what written by Bernard Shaw and published by London, Constable 1945. This book was released on 1944 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Donated by Sydney Harris.

The Collected Articles, Lectures, Essays & Letters of George Bernard Shaw

Author : George Bernard Shaw
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 964 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book The Collected Articles, Lectures, Essays & Letters of George Bernard Shaw written by George Bernard Shaw and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2023-12-17 with total page 964 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This carefully edited collection has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950) was an Irish playwright, essayist, novelist and short story writer and wrote more than 60 plays. He is the only person to have been awarded both a Nobel Prize in Literature (1925) and an Academy Award (1938), for his contributions to literature and for his work on the film Pygmalion (an adaptation of his own play) Content: Quintessence of Ibsenism (1891) The Impossibilities Of Anarchism (1895) The Perfect Wagnerite, Commentary on the Niblung's Ring (1898) The Revolutionist's Handbook And Pocket Companion (1903) Maxims For Revolutionists (1903) First Aid to Critics: Preface to Major Barbara (1905) On Doctors: Preface to The Doctor's Dilemma (1906) The New Theology (1907) On Marriage: Preface to Getting Married How to Write A Popular Play: An Essay (1909) A Treatise on Parents and Children: An Essay (1910) On the Prospects of Christianity: Preface to Androcles and the Lion (1912) What do Men of Letters Say?: The New York Times Articles on War (1915) "Common Sense About the War" "Bennett States the German Case" Open Letter to President Wilson Memories of Oscar Wilde (1916) On Darwinism and Evolution: Preface to Back to Methuselah (1921) A Letter and A Speech by Bernard Shaw: Letter to Beatrice Webb (1898) On Socialism: A Speech (1885) George Bernard Shaw: A Biography By G. K. Chesterton The Quintessence of Shaw By James Huneker Old and New Masters: Bernard Shaw By Robert Lynd George Bernard Shaw: A Poem by Oliver Herford

The Dark Lady of the Sonnets

Author : Bernard Shaw
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 936046905X
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (64 download)

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Download or read book The Dark Lady of the Sonnets written by Bernard Shaw and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Dark Lady of the Sonnets" is a one-act play written by means of George Bernard Shaw. A departure from Shaw's more well-known works, this play is a humorous and satirical exploration of the mysterious parent from William Shakespeare's sonnets, regularly known as the "Dark Lady." Set in the early 17th century, the play opens with William Shakespeare himself, grappling with creator's block as he struggles to locate thought for his poetry. The plot takes an unexpected flip while the Dark Lady, the object of Shakespeare's poetic affections, turns out to be none other than Queen Elizabeth I. Shaw uses this revelation to weave a comedic narrative, injecting wit and smart speak into the interaction between the Bard and the Queen. The play satirizes Shakespeare's romantic entanglements and mocks the conventions of Elizabethan drama, all while imparting a lighthearted exploration of the complexities of love, reputation, and artistic idea. "The Dark Lady of the Sonnets" is a short and exciting work that showcases Shaw's wit and ability to playfully engage with ancient and literary topics. It offers a unique angle on the speculative components of Shakespeare's private lifestyles and relationships, including a hint of humor to the area of Elizabethan poetry and drama.

Practical Politics

Author : Bernard Shaw
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780783718262
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (182 download)

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Download or read book Practical Politics written by Bernard Shaw and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Complete Works of George Bernard Shaw

Author : George Bernard Shaw
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 6382 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book The Complete Works of George Bernard Shaw written by George Bernard Shaw and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-12-16 with total page 6382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George Bernard Shaw's 'The Complete Works of George Bernard Shaw' is a compendium encompassing the playwright's entire body of work, including his famous plays, essays, and literary criticisms. Shaw's writing style is characterized by witty dialogue, sharp satire, and social commentary, making his works both thought-provoking and entertaining. This collection provides readers with a glimpse into Shaw's insightful observations on society, politics, and human nature during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The variety of genres represented in this compilation showcases Shaw's versatility as a writer and thinker, cementing his legacy as one of the most influential literary figures of his time. George Bernard Shaw's writings continue to be studied and celebrated for their enduring relevance and timeless insights into the complexities of the human experience. Fans of classic literature, theater enthusiasts, and readers interested in thought-provoking works will find 'The Complete Works of George Bernard Shaw' a valuable addition to their library.

Plays by George Bernard Shaw

Author : George Bernard Shaw
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101157666
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Plays by George Bernard Shaw written by George Bernard Shaw and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2004-08-03 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George Bernard Shaw demanded truth and despised convention. He punctured hollow pretensions and smug prudishness—coating his criticism with ingenious and irreverent wit. In Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Arms and the Man, Candida, and Man and Superman, the great playwright satirizes society, military heroism, marriage, and the pursuit of man by woman. From a social, literary, and theatrical standpoint, these four plays are among the foremost dramas of the age—as intellectually stimulating as they are thoroughly enjoyable. “My way of joking is to tell the truth: It is the funniest joke in the world.”—G. B. Shaw With an Introduction by Eric Bentley and an Afterword by Norman Lloyd

Arms and the Man

Author : Bernard Shaw
Publisher : Phoemixx Classics Ebooks
ISBN 13 : 3986477012
Total Pages : 95 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Arms and the Man written by Bernard Shaw and published by Phoemixx Classics Ebooks. This book was released on 2021-09-18 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arms and the Man Bernard Shaw - Arms and the Man is a comedy by George Bernard Shaw, whose title comes from the opening words of Virgil's Aeneid, in Latin: Arma virumque cano ("Of arms and the man I sing").The play was first produced on 21 April 1894 at the Avenue Theatre and published in 1898 as part of Shaw's Plays Pleasant volume, which also included Candida, You Never Can Tell, and The Man of Destiny. Arms and the Man was one of Shaw's first commercial successes. He was called onto stage after the curtain, where he received enthusiastic applause. Amidst the cheers, one audience member booed. Shaw replied, in characteristic fashion, "My dear fellow, I quite agree with you, but what are we two against so many?"Arms and the Man is a humorous play that shows the futility of war and deals comedically with the hypocrisies of human nature.

Press Cuttings

Author : George Bernard Shaw
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781503000438
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Press Cuttings written by George Bernard Shaw and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-10-27 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: General Mitchener is at his writing table in the War Office, opening letters. On his left is the fireplace, with a fire burning. On his right, against the opposite wall is a standing desk with an office stool. The door is in the wall behind him, half way between the table and the desk.

Bernard Shaw on Theater

Author : George Bernard Shaw
Publisher : Rosetta Books
ISBN 13 : 0795346883
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (953 download)

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Download or read book Bernard Shaw on Theater written by George Bernard Shaw and published by Rosetta Books. This book was released on 2016-02-29 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of critical writings on theater from the Nobel Prize–winning playwright behind Man and Superman and Pygmalion. The Critical Shaw: On Theater is a comprehensive selection of essays and addresses about drama and theater by renowned Irish playwright and Nobel Laureate Bernard Shaw. An outspoken critic of the melodramas and formulaic farces that comprised most of the popular theater in the late nineteenth century, Shaw relentlessly campaigned for audiences, actors, theater managers, and even government officials to take theater more seriously, to use the stage as a forum for representing complex real issues such as poverty, marriage and divorce laws, sexual attraction, gender equality, and political power, so that through seeing them acted out, audiences could better understand and address them when they left the theater. Shaw’s commitment to social reform through theater was matched by his expertise in the artistic and practical aspects of drama: whether he was reviewing productions, lecturing about acting, or schooling agents on royalties and copyright law, Shaw set a standard for intelligent professionalism that our own theaters might still aspire to and be measured against. The Critical Shaw series brings together, in five volumes and from a wide range of sources, selections from Bernard Shaw’s voluminous writings on topics that exercised him for the whole of his professional career: Literature, Music, Politics, Religion, and Theater. The volumes are edited by leading Shaw scholars, and all include an introduction, a chronology of Shaw’s life and works, annotated texts, and a bibliography. The series editor is L.W. Conolly, literary adviser to the Shaw Estate and former president of the International Shaw Society.