Undervalued Shaw: Two Plays

'The Philanderer' and 'The Doctor''s Dilemma'

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Bibliografische Daten
ISBN/EAN: 9783838345475
Sprache: Englisch
Umfang: 208 S.
Format (T/L/B): 1.3 x 22 x 15 cm
Auflage: 1. Auflage 2010
Einband: kartoniertes Buch

Beschreibung

"Undervalued Shaw: ''The Philanderer'' and ''The Doctor''s Dilemma''" is a critical edition of these two lesser-known plays by George Bernard Shaw. The volume includes the full text of both dramas and a long introductory essay to each one: "Otherwise Engaged, or Married to the Drama: Shaw, Modern Womanhood, and ''The Philanderer''" and "The Doctored Dilemma: Shaw''s Approach to Tragedy in ''The Doctor''s Dilemma''." Each essay discusses the respective play at length in its historical, theoretical, and cultural context.

Autorenportrait

Robert Cardullo is Professor and Chair of Media and Communication at the Izmir University of Economics in Turkey. He is the author of many books, among them "Comparative Stages: Essays in the History of Euro-American Drama", "Theatrical Reflections: Notes on the Form and Practice of Drama", and "Brecht, Pinter, and the Avant-Garde".