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Exclusive to Penguin the definitive text of Shaws volume of three plays of ideas, The Devils Disciple , Caesar and Cleopatra , and Captain Brassbounds Conversion part of the official Bernard Shaw Library A Penguin Classic 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 plays, Shaw employed traditional dramatic formsVictorian melodrama, the history play and the adventure storyto turn received wisdom upside down. Set during the American War of Independence, The Devil's Disciple exposes fake Puritanism and piety, while Caesar and Cleopatra , a cheeky riposte to Shakespeare, redefines heroism in the character of the ageing Roman leader. And in Captain Brassbound's Conversion , an expedition in Morocco is saved from disaster by a lady explorer's skilful manipulation of the truth.

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Author

Bernard Shaw; definitive text under the editorial supervision of Dan H. Laurence

Publisher

Penguin Classics

Published

2000

Language

EN

ISBN

9780140437928

Category

work of literary fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, History, Historical Fiction

Rating

3.68 / 5 (78 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14