Three plays for Puritans: The devil's disciple, Caesar and Cleopatra, & Captain Brassbound's conversion
Book Description
Shaw believed that theatre audiences of the 1890s deserved more than the hollow spectacle and sham he saw displayed on the London stage. But he also recognized that people wanted to be entertained while educated, and to see purpose mixed with pleasure. In these three plays of ideas, Shaw employed traditional dramatic forms - Victorian melodrama, the history play and the adventure story - to turn r... More
Book Information
Publisher | G. Richards |
Binding | Unknown Binding (66 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | N/A |
ISBN-10 | B0006AQIFA |
Publication Date | /1901 |
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