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<p>Why does such a large proportion of the criticism devoted to Shavian drama deal with such a surprisingly small number of plays? Of Shaw's more than fifty works for the stage, few are looked at and many deserve closer attention. This volume, dealing with pieces of lesser prominence in the canon, aims to enrich our sense of the range and depth of Shaw's achievement as a playwright.</p> <p>Contributors to <em>Shaw 7</em> have construed neglect broadly to include dramas slighted on the stage, on the page, or both. Fresh perspectives are offered on two dozen full-length and shorter plays ranging from <em>The Philanderer</em> (1893) to <em>Shakes Versus Shav</em>.</p> <p><em>The Neglected Plays</em> presents the latest work by such well-known critics as Charles A. Berst (on <em>The Man of Destiny</em>), Frederick P.W. McDowell (on <em>You Never Can Tell</em>), and Barbara Bellow Watson (on <em>The Apple Cart</em>) as well as essays by promising younger scholars on plays such as <em>Passion, Poison, and Petrifaction</em> and <em>Buoyant Billions</em>. A collection of newspaper pieces revives no less an expert than Shaw himself on the subject of his own neglected plays. Finally, an exha

Author

Alfred Turco, Jr

Publisher

Pennsylvania State University Press; Pennsylvania State Univ Pr (Txt)

Published

1987

Language

EN

ISBN

9780271004921

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Humanities