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George Bernard Shaw

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Major Barbara Summary

George Bernard Shaw's Major Barbara has been called the most controversial of Shaw's works. The play was first produced at the Royal Court Theatre m London m 1905, and early reviews were decidedly mixed. Shaw's seeming criticism of Christianity caused some to accuse him of blasphemy, while others defended what they saw as Shaw's realistic presentation of religion. Critics complained about the violence of the play, particularly in the second act, saying it was...

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Major Barbara

6,038 words, approx. 21 pages

Major Barbara by George Bernard Shaw George Bernard Shaw, (usually referred to either as Bernard Shaw or G.B.S., as he hated and never used the name George) was born... Read more

George Bernard Shaw Biographies (5)

Bernard Shaw

10,800 words, approx. 37 pages

Biography EssayA long life made Shaw's multifaceted activities possible, for he was handicapped by a decadelong false start in fiction, and even more by the circumstances of his upbringing. Born Georg... Read more

George Bernard Shaw

1,282 words, approx. 5 pages

The British playwright, critic, and pamphleteer George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) produced more than 52 plays and playlets, three volumes of music and drama criticism, and one major volume of socialist ... Read more

George Bernard Shaw

8,489 words, approx. 29 pages

A long life made Shaw's multifaceted activities possible, for he was handicapped by a decade-long false start in fiction, and even more by the circumstances of his upbringing. Born George Bernard Shaw... Read more

George Bernard Shaw

4,131 words, approx. 14 pages

Had Shaw died in the same year that Queen Victoria did (1901), he would not be known as one of the greatest playwrights in English since Shakespeare, but he would still be recognized as one of the maj... Read more

George Bernard Shaw

7,204 words, approx. 25 pages

Bernard Shaw was one of the most important, and certainly the most prolific, reform writers of the twentieth century. In provocative, trenchant, and humorous style he tried to formulate a constructive... Read more