The Cambridge Companion to George Bernard Shaw

doi:10.1017/CCOL0521562376

The Cambridge Companion to George Bernard Shaw is an indispensable guide to one of the most influential and important dramatists of the theatre. 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 on both the political and theatrical context, while the extensive illustrations showcase productions from the Shaw Festival in Canada. In addition to situating Shaw's work in its own time, the Companion demonstrates its continuing relevance, and applies some of the newest critical approaches. Topics include Shaw and the publishing trade, Shaw and feminism, and Shaw and the Empire, as well as analyses of the early plays, discussion plays and history plays.

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Frontmatter
pp i-xxxii
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Part 1 - The social and cultural context
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1 - Shaw's life
pp 3-24
a feminist in spite of himself
- By Sally Peters
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2 - Imprinting the stage
pp 25-54
Shaw and the publishing trade, 1883-1903
- By Katherine E. Kelly
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3 - New theatres for old
pp 55-75
- By Charles A. Berst
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4 - New Women, new plays, and Shaw in the 1890s
pp 76-100
- By Kerry Powell
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Part 2 - Shaw the dramatist
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5 - Shaw's early plays
pp 103-123
- By Frederick J. Marker
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6 - Shavian comedy and the shadow of Wilde
pp 124-143
- By David J. Gordon
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7 - Structure and philosophy in Man and Superman and Major Barbara
pp 144-161
- By Fredric Berg
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8 - “Nothing but talk, talk, talk - Shaw talk”
pp 162-179
Discussion Plays and the making of modern drama
- By Christopher Innes
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9 - The roads to Heartbreak House
pp 180-194
- By Ronald Bryden
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10 - Reinventing the history play
pp 195-217
Caesar and Cleopatra, Saint Joan, "In Good King Charles's Golden Days"
- By Matthew H. Wikander
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11 - Shaw's interstices of empire
pp 218-239
decolonizing at home and abroad
- By Tracy C. Davis
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12 - The later Shaw
pp 240-258
- By T. F. Evans
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Part 3 - Theatre work and influence
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13 - Shaw and the Court Theatre
pp 261-282
- By Jan McDonald
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14 - “Please remember, this is Italian opera”
pp 283-308
Shaw's plays as music-drama
- By J. L. Wisenthal
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15 - Shaw and the popular context
pp 309-333
- By Robert G. Everding
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Index
pp 334-343
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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-xxxii

Part 1 - The social and cultural context

1 - Shaw's life
pp 3-24

2 - Imprinting the stage
pp 25-54

3 - New theatres for old
pp 55-75

4 - New Women, new plays, and Shaw in the 1890s
pp 76-100

Part 2 - Shaw the dramatist

5 - Shaw's early plays
pp 103-123

6 - Shavian comedy and the shadow of Wilde
pp 124-143

7 - Structure and philosophy in Man and Superman and Major Barbara
pp 144-161

8 - “Nothing but talk, talk, talk - Shaw talk”
pp 162-179

9 - The roads to Heartbreak House
pp 180-194

10 - Reinventing the history play
pp 195-217

11 - Shaw's interstices of empire
pp 218-239

12 - The later Shaw
pp 240-258

Part 3 - Theatre work and influence

13 - Shaw and the Court Theatre
pp 261-282

14 - “Please remember, this is Italian opera”
pp 283-308

15 - Shaw and the popular context
pp 309-333

Index
pp 334-343

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