| Heartbreak House Contributor(s): Shaw, George Bernard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486292916 ISBN-13: 9780486292915 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $5.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2012 Annotation: One of the distinguished comic dramatist's more somber plays, this entertaining allegory examines apathy, confusion and lack of purpose as causes of major world problems, with larger-than-life characters representing the evils of the modern world. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Drama | American - General |
| Dewey: 822.912 |
| LCCN: 96031962 |
| Series: Dover Thrift Editions |
| Physical Information: 0.31" H x 5.19" W x 8.24" (0.23 lbs) 128 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Described by his contemporaries as a "master of impeccable prose," "the great exploder of complacency," and a "showman of ideas," George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) is today regarded as the most important British comic dramatist since Cosgreve. Heartbreak House, however, is one of Shaw's more somber plays. An allegory that examines apathy, confusion, and lack of purpose as causes of major world problems, the drama features larger-than-life characters who represent evils of the modern world. Initially pessimistic, the play nevertheless ends on an optimistic note. |