George Bernard Shaw eBooks
eBooks di George Bernard Shaw editi da Epembabooks
Saint Joan (Annotated). E-book. Formato EPUB George Bernard Shaw - Epembabooks, 2022 -
This edition includes the following editor's analysis: "Saint Joan," a unique vision of Joan of ArcFirst published in 1924, “Saint Joan” is a play written by Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw. Joan of Arc, one of the most controversial historical figures to ever exist, has been written about numerous times, and Shaw's “Saint Joan” is one of the most famous versions of her story.George Bernard Shaw is a well-known for Irish writer from the 19th and 20th centuries who is known for writing short stories, plays, novels, and even screenplays that explore gender, identity, and politics. “Saint Joan” was published four years after Joan of Arc was canonized as a Saint by the Catholic Church.“Saint Joan” follows the rise of Joan of Arc and those who engineered her downfall, and it has only six scenes and an epilogue.Shaw begins by explaining that, although Joan practised Catholicism, she was truly a Protestant martyr, an early feminist, and a champion of nationalism. The main reason the Church despised Joan, Shaw suggests, is because she challenged patriarchal society and the idea that God spoke through men…
Arms and the Man (Annotated). E-book. Formato EPUB George Bernard Shaw - Epembabooks, 2023 -
This edition includes the following editor's introduction: George Bernard Shaw, Nobel Laureate in Literature and a reference in Irish literature“Arms and the Man” is a humorous play by the Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw, first produced at the Avenue Theatre in 1894 and first published in 1898, in a collection of Shaw’s plays entitled “Plays Pleasant.” The play title comes from the opening words of Virgil's Aeneid, in Latin: Arma virumque cano ("Of arms and the man I sing").“Arms and the Man” shows the futility of war and deals comedically with the hypocrisies of human nature. Set during the 1885 Serbo-Bulgarian war, the play follows Raina Petkoff as she chooses between her fiancé, the rather stupid war hero Sergius Saranoff, and a cynical mercenary from the opposing army, Captain Bluntschli.“Arms and the Man” was one of Shaw's first commercial successes.
Man and Superman (Annotated). E-book. Formato EPUB George Bernard Shaw - Epembabooks, 2022 -
This edition includes the editor's reflection on Philosophical themes addressed in Shaw's "Man and the Superman"“Man and Superman” is a four-act drama written by George Bernard Shaw in 1903. The drama was written in response to a call for Shaw to write a play based on the Don Juan theme. Although “Man and Superman” can be performed as a light comedy of manners Shaw intended the drama to be something much deeper, as suggested by the title. This title comes from Friedrich Nietzsche's philosophical ideas about the "Übermensch" ("Superman").“Man and Superman” centres on John Tanner, a confirmed bachelor despite the pursuits of Ann Whitefield and her persistent efforts to make him marry her. Ann is referred to as "The Life Force" and represents Shaw's view that in every culture, it is the women who force the men to marry them rather than the men that take the initiative.