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Man and Superman, John Bull's Other Island, and Major Barbara
George Bernard Shaw
Edited by Brad Kent
30 August 2021
ISBN: 9780198828853
720 pages
Paperback
196x129mm
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Price: £8.99Man and Superman, John Bull's Other Island, and Major Barbara are widely considered to be three of the most important in the canon of modern British theatre.
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Man and Superman, John Bull's Other Island, and Major Barbara are widely considered to be three of the most important in the canon of modern British theatre.
- An introduction which sketches Shaw's life to the outset of the twentieth century and provides a contextual discussion of Shaw's writing of these plays in the wider dramatic experimentation with form.
- Looking at each play and describing the aesthetic and thematic concerns, precursors, and brief production histories.
- Explaining the historical references and provide significant textual variations from the typescripts and the different versions Shaw published.
- Select Bibliography and Explanatory Notes
About the Author(s)
George Bernard Shaw
Edited by Brad Kent, Professor of British and Irish Literatures at Université LavalTable of Contents
- Introduction
Select Bibliography
Chronology
Man and Superman
John Bull's Other Island
Major Barbara
Explanatory Notes
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