1910–1919 George Bernard Shaw

in decade 1910 aftermath of first world war shaw wrote 4 full-length plays, third , fourth of among staged works. fanny s first play (1911) continues earlier examinations of middle-class british society fabian viewpoint, additional touches of melodrama , epilogue in theatre critics discuss play. androcles , lion (1912), shaw began writing play children, became study of nature of religion , how put christian precepts practice. pygmalion (1912) shavian study of language , speech , importance in society , in personal relationships. correct impression left original performers play portrayed romantic relationship between 2 main characters shaw rewrote ending make clear heroine marry another, minor character. shaw s full-length play war years heartbreak house (1917), in words depicts cultured, leisured europe before war drifting towards disaster. shaw named shakespeare (king lear) , chekhov (the cherry orchard) important influences on piece, , critics have found elements drawing on congreve (the way of world) , ibsen (the master builder).

the short plays range genial historical drama in dark lady of sonnets , great catherine (1910 , 1913) study of polygamy in overruled; 3 satirical works war (the inca of perusalem, o flaherty v.c. , augustus bit, 1915–16); piece shaw called utter nonsense (the music cure, 1914) , brief sketch bolshevik empress (annajanska, 1917).

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