Shaw began writing MAN AND SUPERMAN in 1901 and determined to write a play that would encapsulate the new century's intellectual inheritance. Shaw drew not only on Byron's verse satire, but also on Shakespeare, the Victorian comedy fashionable in his early life, and from authors from Conan Doyle to Kipling. In this powerful drama of ideas, Shaw explores the role of the artist, the function of women in society, and his theory of Creative Evolution.
As Stanley Weintraub says in his new introduction, this is "the first great twentieth-century English play" and remains a classic exposé of the eternal struggle between the sexes.
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Dublin-born George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) was an active Socialist and a brilliant platform speaker. He was strongly critical of London theatre and closely associated with the intellectual revival of British drama.
Dan H. Laurence has edited Shaw's COLLECTED LETTERS and COLLECTED PLAYS with their Prefaces. He was Literary Advisor to the Shaw Estate until his retirement in 1990.
Professor Stanley Weintraub teaches at the Institute of Arts and Humanistic Studies at Penn State University.
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Descrizione libro Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. A landmark of modern dramaShaw began writing MAN AND SUPERMAN in 1901 and determined to write a play that would encapsulate the new century's intellectual inheritance. Shaw drew not only on Byron's verse satire, but also on Shakespeare, the Victorian comedy fashionable in his early life, and from authors from Conan Doyle to Kipling. In this powerful drama of ideas, Shaw explores the role of the artist, the function of women in society, and his theory of Creative Evolution.As Stanley Weintraub says in his new introduction, this is "the first great twentieth-century English play" and remains a classic expose of the eternal struggle between the sexes. Explores the role of the artist, the function of women in society, and the author's theory of Creative Evolution. This title intends to expose the eternal struggle between the sexes. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Codice articolo 9780140437881
Descrizione libro Softcover. Condizione: new. Exclusive to Penguin Classics: the definitive text of the first great twentieth-century English play and a classic expos? of the eternal struggle between the sexes-part of the official Bernard Shaw LibraryA Penguin ClassicAfter the death of her father, Ann Whitefield becomes the joint ward of two men: the respectable Roebuck Ramsden and John Tanner, author of The Revolutionists Handbook. Believing marriage would prevent him from achieving his higher intellectual and political ambitions, Tanner is horrified to discover that Ann intends to marry him, and he flees to Spain with the determined young woman in hot pursuit. The chase even leads them to the underworld, where the characters alter egos discuss questions of human nature and philosophy in a lively debate in a scene often performed separately as Don Juan in Hell. In Man and Superman, Shaw combined seriousness with comedy to create a satirical and buoyant expos? of the eternal struggle between the sexes.This is the definitive text produced under the editorial supervision of Dan H. Laurence. The volume also includes Shaws preface of 1903 and his appendix, The Revolutionists Handbook; the cast list from the first production of Man and Superman; and a list of his principal works. Codice articolo DADAX0140437886
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