Major Barbara - Brossura

Shaw, Bernard

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0486421260 ISBN 13: 9780486421261

Casa editrice: Dover Pubns, 2002

Riassunto

Fabian socialist and ardent proselytizer, George Bernard Shaw viewed his role as a playwright as far more than that of an entertainer. His audiences heard fully articulated sermons on moral and economic issues, a potentially dry theatrical experience enlivened by Shaw's genius for creating vital characters and scintillating dialogue. Major Barbara offers a sparkling example of its author's unique gift for presenting social theories in an engaging format.
The eponymous heroine, an officer in the Salvation Army, is the daughter of Andrew Undershaft, a wealthy armaments manufacturer. When the Army accepts donations from Undershaft and a whiskey distiller, whose money Barbara regards as tainted, she resigns in disgust, but eventually sees the truth of her father's reasoning that social iniquity derives from poverty; it is only through accumulating wealth and power that people can help each other.

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L'autore

In the course of his long and prolific career, George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950) wrote 60 plays, in addition to music and literary criticism. An avid socialist, he regarded his writing as a vehicle for promoting his political and humanitarian views.

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• Editore: Dover Pubns
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0486421260
• ISBN 13: 9780486421261
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 82