George Bernard Shaw

Broschiertes Buch

Major Barbara

Beschreibung

A drama about an armaments king, his daughter in the Salvation army and a foundling Professor of Greek. The society that makes Barbara necessary is repellent, but should we admire or condemn do-gooders like her?

Autor

Dublin-born George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) was an active Socialist and a brilliant platform speaker. He was strongly critical of London theatre and closely associated with the intellectual revival of British drama. Dan H. Laurence has edited Shaw's Collected Letters and Collected Plays with their Prefaces. He was Literary Advisor to the Shaw Estate until his retirement in 1990. Margery Morgan is an Emeritus Reader in English of Lancaster University.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. November 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 128mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 138g
• ISBN-13: 9780140437904
• ISBN-10: 0140437908
• Artikelnr.: 21745418