Bibliograph

Major Barbara, Bernard Shaw ; edited by Nicholas Grene

Type

Label

Major Barbara, Bernard Shaw ; edited by Nicholas Grene

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Index

no index present

Literary Form

dramas

Main title

Major Barbara

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Bernard Shaw ; edited by Nicholas Grene

Series statement

New mermaids

Summary

'Major Barbara' is a play about power, religion and capital: Shaw's story of a conversion contest between an arms manufacturer and a Salvation Army Major is a provocative dramatization of the relationship between money and morality, exposing the material reality behind the political and moral philosophies of the time. 'Major Barbara' is a challenging comedy of ideals which subverts ideals and moral expectations, following a three act structure intended to advance understanding by stages as per Shaw's dialectic method. It was first produced in 1905 at the Royal Court, London

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