Man and Superman: A Comedy and a Philosophy

Author(s): George Bernard Shaw

Classics

Exclusive to Penguin Classics: the definitive text of the first great twentieth-century English play and a classic exposé of the eternal struggle between the sexes—part of the official Bernard Shaw Library.


Explores the role of the artist, the function of women in society, and the author's theory of Creative Evolution. This title intends to expose the eternal struggle between the sexes.

General Information

  • : 9780140437881
  • : Penguin Books, Limited
  • : 0.22
  • : August 2004
  • : 201mm X 126mm X 18mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : books

Other Specifications

  • : George Bernard Shaw
  • : Paperback
  • : English
  • : 822.912
  • : 265

More About The Product

Dublin-born George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) was an active Socialist and a brilliant platform speaker. He was strongly critical of London theatre and closely associated with the intellectual revival of British drama. Dan H. Laurence has edited Shaw's COLLECTED LETTERS and COLLECTED PLAYS with their Prefaces. He was Literary Advisor to the Shaw Estate until his retirement in 1990. Professor Stanley Weintraub teaches at the Institute of Arts and Humanistic Studies at Penn State University.