First published in 1972, Shaw's plays are examined as self-contained imaginative structures intended for theatrical performance. Beginning with his novels, the book covers the whole span of Shaw's career as a dramatist playing special attention to critically and theatrically neglected plays, and offering fresh interpretations of others.
First published in 1972, Shaw's plays are examined as self-contained imaginative structures intended for theatrical performance. Beginning with his novels, the book covers the whole span of Shaw's career as a dramatist playing special attention to critically and theatrically neglected plays, and offering fresh interpretations of others.
Margery M. Morgan was, at the time of original publication, Reader in English at the University of Lancaster.
Inhaltsangabe
List of Illustrations. Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. The Novels 2. Socialist Drama 3. Tales for the Nursery 4. The Virgin Mother 5. Making the Skeleton Dance 6. Man and Superman: Verbal Heroics 7. John Bull's Other Island 8. Major Barbara 9. Problem Plays 10. The Greek Form Again: Getting Married 11. Shaw on the Tightrope: Misalliance 12. Heartbreak House: Shaw's Dream Play 13. Back to Methuselah: The Poet and the City 14. The Histories 15. Farewell to Platonism: Too True to be Good 16. Eschatological Plays 17. Late Burlesques 18. The Shavian Muse - In Conclusion. Bibliographical Note: Shaw in the Sixties. Index.
List of Illustrations. Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. The Novels 2. Socialist Drama 3. Tales for the Nursery 4. The Virgin Mother 5. Making the Skeleton Dance 6. Man and Superman: Verbal Heroics 7. John Bull's Other Island 8. Major Barbara 9. Problem Plays 10. The Greek Form Again: Getting Married 11. Shaw on the Tightrope: Misalliance 12. Heartbreak House: Shaw's Dream Play 13. Back to Methuselah: The Poet and the City 14. The Histories 15. Farewell to Platonism: Too True to be Good 16. Eschatological Plays 17. Late Burlesques 18. The Shavian Muse - In Conclusion. Bibliographical Note: Shaw in the Sixties. Index.
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