Plays For Puritans: The Devils Disciple Caesar And Cleopatra Captain Brassbounds Conv

Shaw, George Bernard

ISBN 10: 0140480021 / ISBN 13: 9780140480023

Published by Penguin UK, 1946

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Plays For Puritans: The Devils Disciple Caesar And Cleopatra Captain Brassbounds Conv
• Publisher: Penguin UK
• Publication Date: 1946
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0140480021
• ISBN 13: 9780140480023
• Binding: mass_market
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

This volume reveals Shaw's constant delight in turning received wisdom upside down & celebrates the triumph of individual conscience over accepted morality. The volume comprises The Devil's Disciple, Caesar & Cleopatra & Captain Brassbound's Conversion.
George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) was one of the most prolific writers of the modern theater. He invented the modern comedy of ideas, expounding on social & political problems with a razor-sharp tongue, yet never sacrificing the comic vitality that ensures regular revivals of his plays. He also wrote several important political works, including The Intelligent Woman's Guide to Socialism & Capitalism.

About the Author

Dublin-born George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) was an active Socialist and a brilliant platform speaker. He was strongly critical of London theatre and closely associated with the intellectual revival of British drama. Dan H. Laurence (series editor) has edited Shaw's Collected Letters and Collected Plays with their Prefaces. He was Literary Advisor to the Shaw Estate until his retirement in 1990. Michael Billington (introducer) has been Drama Critic of the Guardian since 1971.