A Guide to the Plays of Bernard Shaw

C. B. Purdom

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Routledge
30 June 2025

Theatre Studies; Literary studies: plays & playwrights

Series: Routledge Revivals

First Published in 1963 A Guide to the Plays of Bernard Shaw is a descriptive and critical account of Bernard Shaw’s work as a playwright. The leading ideas contained in the plays are discussed because they are relevant to the work of the dramatist, and the author has also commented on their original production as they were mostly done under Shaw’s direction. Author argues that if Shaw were to be reincarnated as a dramatic critic he would only too often be as scathing of the treatment of his plays upon the stage today as was G.B.S. when writing of the Shakespeare productions in the London theatre. This book is a must read for students of English literature.

By: C. B. Purdom
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 660g
ISBN: 9781032527260
ISBN 10: 1032527269
Series: Routledge Revivals
Pages: 356
Publication Date: 30 June 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface Part I: The Man A Note on Biographies Part II: The Dramatists 1. The Comic Genius 2. Better than Shakespeare? 3. Themes 4. The Characters 5. The Prefaces A Note on Printing the Plays Part III: The Plays Index