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Seven plays / by Bernard Shaw ; with prefaces and notes.
Main entry:

Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950.

Title & Author:

Seven plays / by Bernard Shaw ; with prefaces and notes.

Publication:

New York : Dodd, Mead, 1951.

Description:

xxvi, 911 pages ; 22 cm

Notes:
Mrs. Warren's profession -- Arms and the man -- Candida -- The devil's disciple -- Cæsar and Cleopatra -- Man and superman -- Saint Joan.
Summary:

Mrs. Warren's profession: The play is about a former prostitute, now a madam (brothel proprietor), who attempts to come to terms with her disapproving daughter. It is a problem play, offering social commentary to illustrate the idea that the act of prostitution was not caused by moral failure but by economic necessity.
Arms and the man: The play follows Raina Petkoff as she learns the reality of the world around her. Set during the Serbo-Bulgarian War of 1885, Shaw's play takes a critical look at the romanticizing of love and war, the challenges of self-reflections, and the gray world of absolute truth.
Candida centers on a romantic triangle and parodies courtly love and the domestic drama of Ibsen.
The devil's disciple: Set in Colonial America during the Revolutionary era, the play tells the story of Richard Dudgeon, a local outcast and self-proclaimed "Devil's disciple". In a twist characteristic of Shaw's love of paradox, Dudgeon sacrifices himself in a Christ-like gesture despite his professed infernal allegiance.
Cæsar and Cleopatra depicts a fictionalized account of the relationship between Julius Caesar and Cleopatra.
Man and Superman revolves around a typical Shavian love plot: the orphaned Ann Whitefield wants to marry her youthful guardian Jack Tanner, despite his reputation as a revolutionist.
Saint Joan: A play about 15th-century French military figure Joan of Arc. Premiering in 1923, three years after her canonization by the Roman Catholic Church, the play reflects Shaw's belief that the people involved in Joan's trial acted according to what they thought was right.

Subject:

Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, -30 B.C. Drama.
Burgoyne, John, 1722-1792 Drama.
Caesar, Julius Drama.
Joan, of Arc, Saint, 1412-1431 Drama.
Burgoyne, John, 1722-1792
Caesar, Julius
Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, -30 B.C.
Catholic Church Drama.
Prostitutes Drama.
Mothers and daughters Drama.
Brothels Drama.
Love Drama.
War Drama.
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) Drama.
Orphans Drama.
Man-woman relationships Drama.
Irish drama.
Plays.
English drama.
Théâtre irlandais.
United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Drama.
New Hampshire History Revolution, 1775-1783 Drama.
Egypt History 332-30 B.C. Drama.
Egypt
New Hampshire
United States

Form/genre:

Acting editions
Drama
History
Théâtre.

Added entries:

Mrs. Warren's profession.
Arms and the man.
Candida.
Devil's disciple.
Cæsar and Cleopatra.
Man and superman.
Saint Joan.

Holdings:

Location: Library main cormier 52392
Call No.: ID PO10045 CORM21; ID:90-B1279
Status: Available

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