“Leading us through this amazing wealth of connections, allusions, relationships, and influences, Weintraub never falters in his lucid writing that captures the reader’s interest and fascination.”—SHA
A revealing, authoritative, and intimate portrait of one of the 20th century’s most notable writers and social critics. ? Bernard Shaw fashioned public images of himself that belied the nature and de
“Sheds light on a heretofore almost completely unsuspected aspect of Shaw’s playwriting methods.”—Peter Gahan, author ofShaw Shadows: Rereading the Texts of Bernard Shaw “Stafford analyzes with a
When offstage actions contradict a playwright’s onstage message, literary study gets messy. In his personal relationships, George Bernard Shaw was often ambivalent toward liberated women—surprisingly
George Bernard Shaw has always been regarded as a political provocateur and socialist with ideas that reflected a complicated public philosophy. Scholarship abounds on Shaw’s politics, but Nelson Rits
When offstage actions contradict a playwright’s onstage message, literary study gets messy. In his personal relationships, George Bernard Shaw was often ambivalent toward liberated women—surprisingly
"The result of nearly three decades of first-rate thought, research, and execution . . . both original and significant. Shaw’s Theater is doubly welcome for making ‘Bernard Shaw, Director’ readily ava
