An Unsocial Socialist (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781522727712)

George Bernard Shaw was a a Nobel-Prize and Oscar-winning Irish playwright, critic and socialist whose influence on Western theatre, culture and politics stretched from the 1880s to his death in 1950. Originally earning his way as an influential London music and theatre critic, Shaw's greatest gift was for the modern drama. Strongly influenced by Henrik Ibsen, he successfully introduced a new realism into English-language drama. He wrote more than 60 plays, among them Man and Superman, Mrs. Warren's Profession, Major Barbara, Saint Joan, Caesar and Cleopatra, and Pygmalion. With his range from biting contemporary satire to historical allegory, Shaw became the leading comedy dramatist of his generation and one of the most important playwrights in the English language since the 17th century.

Author: George Bernard Shaw
ISBN-10: 152272771X
ISBN-13: 9781522727712
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 12/13/2015
Pages: 270
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.57d