Overview :Eric Bentley's graceful look at George Bernard Shaw was first published over 50 years ago, and time has only strengthened the conviction of ... Read More
Overview :In his introduction Dan H. Laurence notes that 'theatrics' connotes not only activities of a theatrical character but behaviour that manifes... Read More
Overview :"The general reader, turning over the pages, will learn many things that are not of the slightest importance to him, but which he may, never... Read More
Overview :"Without music we shall surely perish of drink, morphia, and all sorts of artificial exaggerations of the cruder delights of the senses." -B... Read More
Overview :"Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few." -Bernard Shaw, 1903 Critical Shaw: Politicsis ... Read More
Overview :"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 Shak... Read More
Overview :A revealing, authoritative, and intimate portrait of one of the 20th century's most notable writers and social critics. Bernard Shaw fashion... Read More
Overview :"Contexts and Criticism" features all-new material on the author and his work, from traditional critical readings to more theorized approach... Read More
Overview :Bernard Shaw and H.G. Wells are among the best-known and most controversial literary figures of the twentieth century. Both were rebelliousl... Read More