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“Sheds light on a heretofore almost completely unsuspected aspect of Shaw’s playwriting methods.”—Peter Gahan, author of Shaw Shadows: Rereading the Texts of Bernard Shaw “Stafford analyzes with acuity the heretofore unexplored leitmotifs of gardens and libraries that form a rich subtext in nine important plays.”—Michel Pharand, author of Bernard Shaw and the French “The author’s enthusiasm for Shaw and in-depth knowledge of his works shine out. Stafford not only shows the surprising frequency of gardens and libraries as settings in Shaw’s plays, but he uses the interpretation of these scenes to explore aspects of the plays that are generally overlooked, adding significant new thematic insights, as well as underlining the importance of scenery in the understanding of stage plays.”—Christopher Innes, editor of The Cambridge Companion to Bernard Shaw Picture the young George Bernard Shaw spending long days in the Reading Room of the British Museum, pursuing a self-taught education, all the while longing for the green landscapes of his native Ireland. It is no coincidence that gardens and libraries often set the scene for Shaw’s plays, yet scholars have seldom drawn attention to th

Author

Tony Jason Stafford; Richard F Dietrich

Publisher

University Press of Florida

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9780813048550

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Literary Criticism, Humanities