Pygmalion, Heartbreak House, and Saint Joan
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ISBN:
9780198793281
Publication date:
13/10/2021
Paperback
544 pages
200x138mm
Price: 495.00 INR
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ISBN:
9780198793281
Publication date:
13/10/2021
Paperback
544 pages
George Bernard Shaw, Brad Kent
An introduction which looks at Shaw's life up to the writing of Pygmalion.,Looks the context in which Shaw wrote the plays, in terms of his own life, the theatrical milieu, and the wider cultural and political zeitgeist.,Discusses the aesthetics and thematic concerns, and brief international production histories that highlight exemplary moments (premières and successes as well as notable disappointments over the years).,Select Bibliography and Explanatory Notes
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George Bernard Shaw, Brad Kent
Description
Pygmalion, Heartbreak House, and Saint Joan are widely considered to be three of the most important in the canon of modern British theatre.
Pygmalion (1912) was a world-wide smash hit from the time of its première in Vienna 1913 and it has remained popular to this day. Shaw was awarded an Academy Award in 1938 for his screenplay of the film adaptation. It was, of course, later made into the much-loved musical My Fair Lady.
Heartbreak House (1917), which was finally performed in 1920 and published in 1921, bares the hallmarks of European modernism and a formal break from Shaw's previous work. A meditation on the
war and the resultant decline in European aristocratic culture, it was perhaps staged too soon after the conflict; indeed, it did not have the success of his earlier works, which was likely due to his experimental aesthetics combined with a war-weary audience that sought lighter fare. However, while this contemporary reception was muted, it is now recognised as a modernist masterpiece.
Saint Joan (1923) marked Shaw's resurrection and apotheosis. The first major work written of Joan of Arc after her canonization (1920), the play interrogates the origins of European nationalism in the post-war era. Like Pygmalion, it was an immediate world-wide hit and secured Shaw the
Nobel Prize for Literature in 1925. Drawing upon the transcripts of Joan's trial, Shaw blended his trademark wit to produce a hybrid genre of comedy and history play. Despite the historical setting, Saint Joan is highly accessible and continues to delight audiences.
About the author
George Bernard ShawEdited by Brad Kent, Professor of British and Irish Literatures at Université LavalGeorge Bernard Shaw, Brad Kent
Table of contents
Introduction
Select Bibliography
Chronology
Pygmalion
Heartbreak House
Saint Joan
Explanatory Notes
George Bernard Shaw, Brad Kent
Description
Pygmalion, Heartbreak House, and Saint Joan are widely considered to be three of the most important in the canon of modern British theatre.
Pygmalion (1912) was a world-wide smash hit from the time of its première in Vienna 1913 and it has remained popular to this day. Shaw was awarded an Academy Award in 1938 for his screenplay of the film adaptation. It was, of course, later made into the much-loved musical My Fair Lady.
Heartbreak House (1917), which was finally performed in 1920 and published in 1921, bares the hallmarks of European modernism and a formal break from Shaw's previous work. A meditation on the
war and the resultant decline in European aristocratic culture, it was perhaps staged too soon after the conflict; indeed, it did not have the success of his earlier works, which was likely due to his experimental aesthetics combined with a war-weary audience that sought lighter fare. However, while this contemporary reception was muted, it is now recognised as a modernist masterpiece.
Saint Joan (1923) marked Shaw's resurrection and apotheosis. The first major work written of Joan of Arc after her canonization (1920), the play interrogates the origins of European nationalism in the post-war era. Like Pygmalion, it was an immediate world-wide hit and secured Shaw the
Nobel Prize for Literature in 1925. Drawing upon the transcripts of Joan's trial, Shaw blended his trademark wit to produce a hybrid genre of comedy and history play. Despite the historical setting, Saint Joan is highly accessible and continues to delight audiences.
About the author
George Bernard ShawEdited by Brad Kent, Professor of British and Irish Literatures at Université LavalTable of contents
Introduction
Select Bibliography
Chronology
Pygmalion
Heartbreak House
Saint Joan
Explanatory Notes
Jenny Hartley
James Como
Intizar Husain, Alok Bhalla, Vishwamitter Adil
Narayan, Catherine Thankamma, G.S. Jayasree
Amit Chaudhuri
David Caplan
Matthew Bevis
U.R. Ananthamurthy, S.R. Ramakrishna
Adrian Poole
Elaine Treharne
