Mrs. Warren's Profession

Shaw, George Bernard

ISBN 10: 1434452174 / ISBN 13: 9781434452177

Published by Wildside Press (edition ), 2021

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The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Mrs. Warren's Profession
• Publisher: Wildside Press (edition )
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1434452174
• ISBN 13: 9781434452177
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Fair

About this title

Synopsis

George Bernard Shaw, (1856-1950) was an Irish playwright. He is the only person to have been awarded both the Nobel Prize for Literature (1925) and an Oscar (1938).

Mrs. Warren's Profession was written in 1893 and first performed in London in 1902. The play is about a former prostitute, now a brothel proprietor, who attempts to come to terms with her disapproving daughter. It is a problem play, offering social commentary to illustrate Shaw's belief that the act of prostitution was not caused by moral failure but by economic necessity. Elements of the play were borrowed from Shaw's 1882 novel Cashel Byron's Profession, about a man who becomes a boxer due to limited employment opportunities.

Book Description

Mrs Warren's Profession found its way onto the stage amidst much censorship, and police and public outcry. This book serves as an authoritative student edition to guide exams and essays.