Bibliograph

George Bernard Shaw, edited and with an introduction by Harold Bloom

Type

Label

George Bernard Shaw, edited and with an introduction by Harold Bloom

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 104-106) and indexBibliography of George Bernard Shaw's works: pages 102-103

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

George Bernard Shaw

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

41285001

Responsibility statement

edited and with an introduction by Harold Bloom

Series statement

Bloom's major dramatists

Summary

A comprehensive research and study guide for several plays by George Bernard Shaw, including plot summaries, lists of characters, and critical views

Table Of Contents

Plot summary of Man and Superman -- List of characters in Man and Superman -- Critical views on Man and Superman. George Bernard Shaw on the staging of the play ; Edward V. Geist on Ann Whitefield and Hedda Gabler ; Barbara Bellow Watson on feminist criticism of Man and Superman ; Janie Caves McCauley on "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" and Shaw's women ; Nicholas Grene on ideology in Man and Superman ; Leon Hugo on the play's dream sequence ; Alfred Turco Jr. on idealism in the play -- Plot summary of Major Barbara -- List of characters in Major Barbara -- Critical views on Major Barbara. George Bernard Shaw on revising the play ; Martin Meisel on politics and Major Barbara ; Robert Coskren on Wagner's influence on Shaw ; Diane Long Hoeveler on the spirituality of Barbara and Cusins ; Sidney P. Albert on Shaw and the Lord's Prayer ; Norman Gelber on unequal social pairings in the play ; Daniel Dervin on determination in Major Barbara -- Plot summary of Pygmalion -- List of characters in Pygmalion -- Critical views on Pygmalion. George Bernard Shaw on Pygmalion ; Jean Reynolds on Eliza's growth and Higgins' stagnation ; Louis Crompton on Eliza, Clara, and class antagonisms ; Bernard F. Dukore on the film version of Pygmalion ; Margery M. Morgan on Shaw and the social system ; Bernard F. Dukore on England's class system -- Plot summary of Saint Joan -- List of characters in Saint Joan -- Critical views on Saint Joan. George Bernard Shaw on pronunciation in the play ; Charles A. Berst on influences on the play ; Christopher Hollis on historical misrepresentation in Saint Joan ; Judi Dench on Joan as a rebel ; Robert Cox on Joan and John the Baptist ; William Searle on Joan as Protestant ; J.L. Wisenthal on the anti-English element in the play

Target audience

adolescent

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