Bernard Shaw A Critical View [Paperback]

'...the analysis of individual plays is measured and illuminating. The book will be of interest to all Shavians, to students, and to the many general readers who value Shaw's unsentimental idealism.' British Book News '...Grene's study makes a valuable contribution to a still-developing subject ... His analysis of the plays is well-informed and perceptive, and he is always alert to the exigencies of theatrical performance.' Times Higher Education SupplementAcknowledgements - Preface - Two Models: Wilde and Ibsen - Pleasant/Unpleasant - Stage Tricks and Suspenses - Comedy and Dialectic - A Geographical Conscience - Giving the Devil More than his Due - The Perfection of Levity - Bangs and Whimpers - Shavian History - Language and Reality - Bibliography - Index