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The Shavian Playground: An Exploration of the Art of George Bernard Shaw(Routledge Library Editions: George Bernard Shaw)

The Shavian Playground: An Exploration of the Art of George Bernard Shaw(Routledge Library Editions: George Bernard Shaw)


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In The Shavian Playground, originally published in 1972, Shaw’s plays are examined as self-contained imaginative structures intended for theatrical performance. Beginning with a consideration of his novels, the book covers the whole span of Shaw’s career as a dramatist playing special attention to critically and theatrically neglected plays, and offering fresh interpretations of others.

Table of Contents:
List of Illustrations. Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. The Novels 2. Socialist Drama 3. Tales for the Nursery 4. The Virgin Mother 5. Making the Skeleton Dance 6. Man and Superman: Verbal Heroics 7. John Bull’s Other Island 8. Major Barbara 9. Problem Plays 10. The Greek Form Again: Getting Married 11. Shaw on the Tightrope: Misalliance 12. Heartbreak House: Shaw’s Dream Play 13. Back to Methuselah: The Poet and the City 14. The Histories 15. Farewell to Platonism: Too True to be Good 16. Eschatological Plays 17. Late Burlesques 18. The Shavian Muse – In Conclusion. Bibliographical Note: Shaw in the Sixties. Index.

About the Author :
Margery M. Morgan was, at the time of original publication, Reader in English at the University of Lancaster.

Review :
Reviews for the original edition: ‘… an intelligent study of Shaw’s plays, early and late, which brings to the texts almost for the first time a proper respect for their literary qualities … In nearly every case Miss Morgan’s reading of individual plays is enlightening; she simply takes more into account than previous critics of Shaw have done and goes a long way to reinstating him as a great modern writer.’ – English Studies ‘Overall, this is a book to be strongly recommended, one of the handful of really stimulating and solid accounts of Shaw’s plays that have appeared in recent years…’ – The Times Educational Supplement


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781040450130
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Routledge
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: An Exploration of the Art of George Bernard Shaw
  • ISBN-10: 104045013X
  • Publisher Date: 24 Sep 2025
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • Series Title: Routledge Library Editions: George Bernard Shaw


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