George Bernard Shaw (Bloom's Modern Critical Views)

George Bernard Shaw took to task the dramatic conventions of the late nineteenth century, and dealt with issues that had previously been ignored such as religion, economics, domestic conflict, and the role of women. Shaw's career as a playwright spanned more than 50 years, and his plays Major Barbara, Pygmalion, and Heartbreak House endure as popular classics. This title, George Bernard Shaw, part of Chelsea House Publishers’ Modern Critical Views series, examines the major works of George Bernard Shaw through full-length critical essays by expert literary critics. In addition, this title features a short biography on George Bernard Shaw, a chronology of the author’s life, and an introductory essay written by Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of the Humanities, Yale University.