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e-artnow presents to you this meticulously edited George Bernard Shaw collection: Introduction: Mr. Bernard Shaw (by G. K. Chesterton) Novels: Cashel Byron's Profession An Unsocial Socialist Love Am……続きを見る

In this unique and engaging collection, twelve essays celebrate the legacy of one of America's most important playwrights and investigate Williams's enduring effect on America's cultural, theatrical……続きを見る

G. B. Shaw (1856-1950) wrote "The Perfect Wagnerite" as a philosophical examination of Richard Wagner's epic four-opera cycle, "Der Ring des Nibelungen" ("The Ring of the Nibelung"). A tremendously ……続きを見る

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Arguably the most perfectly poised of Restoration wit comedies, The Man of Mode is a finished exercise in dramatic sprezzatura, or nonchalance, matching the beguiling 'easiness' and 'complaisance' o……続きを見る

Many narratives of theater history suggest that the 1960s marked the start of a turning away from traditional, script-based, playwright-centric production practices. Literary studies in this period ……続きを見る

This carefully crafted ebook: "The Collected Works of George Bernard Shaw: Plays, Novels, Articles, Lectures, Letters and Essays" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table o……続きを見る

Tutti gli uomini vivono vicende tragiche e cercano di rappresentarle alla propria coscienza. Eppure, la tragedia è un genere letterario che appartiene solo all’Occidente, da Eschilo a Shakespeare a ……続きを見る

This book, winner of the 1969 South Atlantic Modern Language Association Award, presents a new perspective in the criticism of Jacobean tragedy and a truer evaluation of this body of drama. Mr. Hern……続きを見る

George Toles's Curtains of Light explores the ways in which various kinds of theatrical space in film engage with the film reality adjacent to them, and alter our understanding of the cinematic real……続きを見る

This book, winner of the 1969 South Atlantic Modern Language Association Award, presents a new perspective in the criticism of Jacobean tragedy and a truer evaluation of this body of drama. Mr. Hern……続きを見る

Plautus' Mostellaria is one of ancient Rome's most breezy and amusing comedies. The plot is ridiculously simple: when a father returns home after three years abroad, a clever slave named Tranio devi……続きを見る

George Saintsbury's 'Historical Manual of English Prosody' is a comprehensive exploration of the evolution of English poetry and its prosodic forms. The book delves into the historical development o……続きを見る

In 'Shakespeare and Precious Stones' by George Frederick Kunz, the author delves into the hidden meanings of precious gems in the works of William Shakespeare. Kunz explores how Shakespeare used var……続きを見る

George Bernard Shaw demanded truth and despised convention. He punctured hollow pretensions and smug prudishnessーcoating his criticism with ingenious and irreverent wit. In Mrs. Warren’s Profession……続きを見る

This study examines the early dramatic works of Yeats, Synge, and Gregory in the context of late colonial Ireland’s unique socio-political landscape. By contextualizing each author’s work within the……続きを見る

This original and insightful study explores the points at which theater and propaganda meet. Defining propaganda as a form of "activated ideology," George H. Szanto discusses the distortion of infor……続きを見る

Îi putem prefera pe Mozart lui Bach și pe Dostoievski lui Tolstoi, dar nimeni nu va îndrăzni să respingă muzica sau literatura. În schimb, numeroși sunt cei care, creatori sau spectatori, se afirmă ……続きを見る

"The Shewing-Up of Blanco Posnet: A Sermon in Crude Melodrama" is a 1909 play in one act by George Bernard Shaw. Described by Shaw as a religious tract in dramatic form, it was originally refused a ……続きを見る

¿Cómo han sido los tránsitos y aspectos del melodrama en Chile? ¿Solo lo podemos encontrar en forma de género dramático, o hay ciertos elementos que impregnan a los creadores de la escena? Espérame ……続きを見る

Mythologized as the era of the “good war” and the “Greatest Generation,” the 1940s are frequently understood as a more heroic, uncomplicated time in American history. Yet just below the surface, a s……続きを見る

Mythologized as the era of the “good war” and the “Greatest Generation,” the 1940s are frequently understood as a more heroic, uncomplicated time in American history. Yet just below the surface, a s……続きを見る

Stages of Loss supplies an original and deeply researched account of travel and festivity in early modern Europe, complicating, revising, and sometimes entirely rewriting received accounts of the em……続きを見る

In George Saintsbury's 'History of the French Novel,' readers are taken on a thorough exploration of French literature, tracing the evolution of the novel from its early beginnings to more modern de……続きを見る

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. George Bernard Shaw’s classic play and satire of the British class system, first performed in 1913. 続きを見る

Le livre 'Andrée' de George Duruy est une œuvre poignante et émotionnelle qui explore les épreuves et les triomphes d'une jeune femme nommée Andrée. L'auteur utilise un style littéraire riche en dét……続きを見る

A superb study of drama by a highly esteemed theatre scholar, Dramatic Technique looks at the principles of a well-made play and explores technique in drama, action and emotion in drama, dialogue, s……続きを見る

In this 1891 essay, Shaw champions the works of Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen, praising his social realism and his characters’ struggles against a hypocritical society. Shaw then pushes farther,……続きを見る

Pygmalion's audiences in 1914 were both enthralled and scandalized by it. In addition to being a razor-sharp critique of the British class system and a declaration of Shaw's feminist beliefs, this f……続きを見る

A collection of critical writings on theater from the Nobel Prize–winning playwright behind Man and Superman and Pygmalion. The Critical Shaw: On Theater is a comprehensive selection of essays and a……続きを見る