Routledge Library Editions: George Bernard Shaw
About the Book Series
This 6-volume set, first published between 1920 and 1973, presents titles examining the life, philosophy, and dramatic contributions of George Bernard Shaw. These books offer comprehensive analyses of Shaw’s career as a playwright, director, and social commentator, including detailed discussion of many of his plays. Collectively the volumes provide a thorough examination of Shaw’s multifaceted career, his philosophical and political views, and his significant contributions to theatre and literature.
Bernard Shaw: Playwright and Preacher
1st Edition
By Leon Hugo
October 03, 2025
It was Shaw’s general contention that all great art was didactic; it was his specific contention that he wrote plays to convert people to his opinions on ‘Social Economy’, ‘Political Economy’ and ‘Vital Economy’. In this study of Bernard Shaw’s plays, originally published in 1971, Leon Hugo ...
Bernard Shaw, Director
1st Edition
By Bernard F. Dukore
October 03, 2025
‘You see madam,’ Bernard Shaw once wrote, ‘I am not a dreamer who doesn’t understand the practical exigencies of the stage. …’ The remark was an understatement: Shaw not only understood the practical aspects of play production; he had a great deal of experience with them as well. For thirty years ...
Bernard Shaw, Playwright: Aspects of Shavian Drama
1st Edition
By Bernard F. Dukore
October 03, 2025
Bernards Shaw’s plays have delighted and stimulated audiences since their first appearances. Their author’s satiric view of conventions, institutions, and behavior continues unfailingly to amuse while it provokes doubts about the honesty of the social and political attitudes that underlie them. ...
Routledge Library Editions: George Bernard Shaw: 6 Volume Set
1st Edition
By Various
October 03, 2025
This 6-volume set, first published between 1920 and 1973, presents titles examining the life, philosophy, and dramatic contributions of George Bernard Shaw. These books offer comprehensive analyses of Shaw’s career as a playwright, director, and social commentator, including detailed discussion of ...
Shaw – “The Chucker Out”: A Biographical Exposition and Critique
1st Edition
By Allan Chappelow
October 03, 2025
Originally published in 1969, in Shaw – “The Chucker Out” Allan Chappelow quotes much entirely new and previously unpublished Shaw material (the fruits of six years’ research at the British Museum and elsewhere) as the basis for his aim of assisting towards a better understanding of Shaw’s ...
The Quintessence of Bernard Shaw
1st Edition
By Henry Charles Duffin
October 03, 2025
Originally published in 1920, The Quintessence of Bernard Shaw, the title a play on Shaw’s own essay The Quintessence of Ibsenism, offered a coherent review of his ideas mainly, though not exclusively, as expressed in his plays and prefaces....
The Shavian Playground: An Exploration of the Art of George Bernard Shaw
1st Edition
By Margery M. Morgan
October 03, 2025
In The Shavian Playground, originally published in 1972, Shaw’s plays are examined as self-contained imaginative structures intended for theatrical performance. Beginning with a consideration of his novels, the book covers the whole span of Shaw’s career as a dramatist playing special attention to ...