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Bernard Shaw's Marriages and Misalliances
Robert A. . Ed(S): Gaines
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Description for Bernard Shaw's Marriages and Misalliances
hardcover. Editor(s): Gaines, Robert A. Series: Bernard Shaw and His Contemporaries. Num Pages: 148 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
This book combines the insights of thirteen Shavian scholars as they examine the themes of marriage, relationships and partnerships throughout all of Bernard Shaw’s major works. It also connects Shaw’s own experiences of love and marriage to the themes that emerge in his works, showing how his personal relationships in and out of matrimonial bonds change the ways his characters enter and exit marriages and misalliances. While providing a wealth of new analysis, this collection of essays also leaves lingering questions for the reader to spark continuing dialogue in both individual and academic settings.
This book combines the insights of thirteen Shavian scholars as they examine the themes of marriage, relationships and partnerships throughout all of Bernard Shaw’s major works. It also connects Shaw’s own experiences of love and marriage to the themes that emerge in his works, showing how his personal relationships in and out of matrimonial bonds change the ways his characters enter and exit marriages and misalliances. While providing a wealth of new analysis, this collection of essays also leaves lingering questions for the reader to spark continuing dialogue in both individual and academic settings.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
148
Condition
New
Series
Bernard Shaw and His Contemporaries
Number of Pages
229
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349951697
SKU
V9781349951697
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Ref
99-15
About Robert A. . Ed(S): Gaines
Robert A. Gaines is Professor Emeritus at Auburn University Montgomery, USA, and holds a PhD from Indiana University. He has spent thirty-five years in university positions including Professor, Administrator, and Director of Theatre. His research interests are in classical theatre production, as are his publications, including John Neville Takes Command: The Story of the Stratford Shakespearean Festival. He has been a ... Read more
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