George Bernard Shaw

Publisher: Infobase Publishing, USA, 2011. 188 pages. Language: English.This new edition of critical essays delves into Shaw's literary legacy and features a chronology of his life, a handy bibliography, an index for reference, and an introduction from Yale literary scholar Harold Bloom.Contents:Editor's Note
Introduction (Harold Bloom)
'Saint Joan': The Self as Imagination (John A. Bertolini)
The Shavian Inclusiveness (Jean Reynolds)
Parodying the £5 Virgin: Bernard Shaw and the Playing of 'Pygmalion' (Celia Marshik)
'Major Barbara' (Stuart E. Baker)
Make War on War: A Shavian Conundrum (Lagretta Tallent Lenker)
Shaw among the Artists (Jan McDonald)
Shavian Poetics: Shaw on Form and Content (Michael Goldman)
G. B. Shaw's 'Heartbreak House' and Harold Pinter's 'The Homecoming': Comedies of Implosion (Emil Roy)Chronology
Contributors
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Index