Bernard Shaw and the Art of Drama
Author | : Charles A. Berst |
Publisher | : Urbana : University of Illinois Press |
Total Pages | : 376 |
Release | : 1973 |
Genre | : Drama |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Charles A. Berst |
Publisher | : Urbana : University of Illinois Press |
Total Pages | : 376 |
Release | : 1973 |
Genre | : Drama |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Brad Kent |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 723 |
Release | : 2015-10-14 |
Genre | : Drama |
ISBN | : 1316432165 |
When George Bernard Shaw died in 1950, the world lost one of its most well-known authors, a revolutionary who was as renowned for his personality as he was for his humour, humanity, and rebellious thinking. He remains a compelling figure who deserves attention not only for how influential he was in his time, but for how relevant he is to ours. This collection sets Shaw's life and achievements in context, with forty-two scholarly essays devoted to subjects that interested him and defined his work. Contributors explore a wide range of themes, moving from factors that were formative in Shaw's life, to the artistic work that made him most famous and the institutions with which he worked, to the political and social issues that consumed much of his attention, and, finally, to his influence and reception. Presenting fresh material and arguments, this collection will point to new directions of research for future scholars.
Author | : Stanley Weintraub |
Publisher | : Penn State Press |
Total Pages | : 165 |
Release | : 1988-06-01 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 0271026723 |
This is the first comprehensive annotated bibliography of works by and about Bernard Shaw. No book has appeared before that has surveyed all of the research and writing that the life and work of Bernard Shaw have evoked. The greatest dramaturgist in English after Shakespeare, Shaw was one of the dominant public figures of his time, a long lifetime (1856-1950) that began in the mid-Victorian period and extended into the Atomic Age. Inevitably, someone who straddled his age so visibly and so memorably, and whose works retain a continuing fascination, has been the subject of thousands of articles and hundreds of books, from criticism of individual works to multivolume biographies, editions, and studies. Stanley Weintraub has distilled his forty years of experience of Shaw studies to bring them into useful focus and sort out the significant writings from the burgeoning mass of publications. This book is an essential tool for both scholars and general readers interested in the multifarious world of Shaw. Readers will not only find out what has been done, but what still remains to be accomplished in Shaw studies; what Shaw's influence has been on other writers; even where Shaw has appeared as a character in other writers' poetry, fiction, and drama.
Author | : Bernard Shaw |
Publisher | : Hal Leonard Corporation |
Total Pages | : 308 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 9781557835611 |
(Applause Books). "With the single exception of Homer, there is no eminent writer, not even Sir Walter Scott, whom I can despise so entirely as I despise Shakespeare when I measure my mind against his." - From SHAW ON SHAKESPEARE Celebrated playwright, critic and essayist George Bernard Shaw was more like the Elizabethan master that he would ever admit. Both men were intristic dramatists who shared a rich and abiding respect for the stage. Shakespeare was the produce of a tempestuous and enlightening era under the reign of his patron, Queen Elizabeth I; while G.B.S. reflected the racy and risque spirt of the late 19th century as the champion of modern drama by playwrights like Ibsen, and, later, himself. Culled from Shaw's reviews, prefaces, letters to actors and critics, and other writings, SHAW ON SHAKESPEARE offers a fascinating and unforgettable portrait of the 16th century playwright by his most outspoken critic. This is a witty and provocative classic that combines Shaw's prodigious critical acumen with a superlative prose style second to none (except, perhaps, Shakespeare!).
Author | : Charles A. Berst |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 343 |
Release | : 1973 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780835760386 |
Author | : Bernard Shaw |
Publisher | : W W Norton & Company Incorporated |
Total Pages | : 545 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Drama |
ISBN | : 9780393977530 |
Presents four plays by George Bernard Shaw, incuding "Mrs. Warren's Profession," "Pygmalion," "Man and Superman," and "Major Barbara," each with an explanatory annotation, and includes information on the author and his work, a chronology, and a selected bibliography.
Author | : George Bernard Shaw |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 529 |
Release | : 2004-08-03 |
Genre | : Drama |
ISBN | : 1101157666 |
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