George Bernard Shaw
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Publisher: Infobase Publishing, USA, 2011. 188 pages. Language: English.This new edition of critical essays delves into Shaw's literary legacy and features a chronology of his life, a handy bibliography, an index for reference, and an introduction from Yale literary scholar Harold Bloom.Contents:Editor's Note Introduction (Harold Bloom) 'Saint Joan': The Self as Imagination (John A. Bertolini) The Shavian Inclusiveness (Jean Reynolds) Parodying the £5 Virgin: Bernard Shaw and the Playing of 'Pygmalion' (Celia Marshik) 'Major Barbara' (Stuart E. Baker) Make War on War: A Shavian Conundrum (Lagretta Tallent Lenker) Shaw among the Artists (Jan McDonald) Shavian Poetics: Shaw on Form and Content (Michael Goldman) G. B. Shaw's 'Heartbreak House' and Harold Pinter's 'The Homecoming': Comedies of Implosion (Emil Roy)Chronology Contributors Bibliography Acknowledgments Index
