The Cambridge Companion to George Bernard Shaw

by Christopher Innes

Book Overview

The Cambridge Companion to George Bernard Shaw is an indispensable guide to one of the most influential and important dramatists of the theater. The volume offers a broad-ranging study of Shaw with essays by a team of leading scholars. The Companion covers all aspects of Shaw's drama, focusing both on the political and theatrical context, while the extensive illustrations showcase productions from the Shaw Festival in Canada. In addition to situating...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521566339
• ISBN13: 9780521566339
• Release Date: October 1998
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

A great literary companion

A great companion to reading the works of George Bernard Shaw. It helps to understand the literary techniques singular to the author, the socio-political background of his writings and the themetic structure prevalent throughout all his works. This is truly a necessary companion to reading his work.

A great literary companion

A great companion to reading the works of George Bernarnd Shaw. It helps to understand the literary techniques singular to the author, the socio-political background of his writings and the themetic structure prevalent throughout all his works. This is truly a necessary companion to reading his work.