ABSTRACT

First Published in 1963 A Guide to the Plays of Bernard Shaw is a descriptive and critical account of Bernard Shaw’s work as a playwright. The leading ideas contained in the plays are discussed because they are relevant to the work of the dramatist, and the author has also commented on their original production as they were mostly done under Shaw’s direction. Author argues that if Shaw were to be reincarnated as a dramatic critic he would only too often be as scathing of the treatment of his plays upon the stage today as was G.B.S. when writing of the Shakespeare productions in the London theatre. This book is a must read for students of English literature.

part One|78 pages

The Man

part Two|62 pages

The Dramatist

chapter I|8 pages

The Comic Genius

chapter II|9 pages

Better than Shakespeare?

chapter III|21 pages

Themes

chapter IV|15 pages

The Characters

chapter V|7 pages

The Prefaces

part Three|186 pages

The Plays