The Hungarian producer Gabriel Pascal wished to create a set of films based on Shaw's works, beginning with Pygmalion, and went to see Shaw in person to gain permission to do so. Shaw died in 1950.Scott Sunderland, Leslie Howard and Wendy Hiller in Pygmalion His many plays fall into several categories: 'Plays Pleasant' 'Plays Unpleasant' comedies, chronicle-plays, 'metabiological Pentateuch' (Back to Methuselah, a series of plays) and 'political extravaganzas'. He conducted a strong attack on the London theatre and was closely associated with the intellectual revival of British theatre. He wrote five novels and some shorter fiction including The Black Girl in Search of God and some Lesser Tales and Cashel Byron's Profession. Thus his prolific output included music, art and theatre reviews which were collected into several volumes: Music In London 1890-1894 (3 vols., 1931) Pen Portraits and Reviews (1931) and Our Theatres in the Nineties (3 vols., 1931). He undertook his own education at the British Museum and consequently became keenly interested in cultural subjects.
He wrote on many social aspects of the day: on Commonsense about the War (1914), How to Settle the Irish Question (1917), and The Intelligent Woman's Guide to Socialism and Capitalism (1928). Commentators brought a new adjective into the English language: Shavian, a term used to embody all his brilliant qualities.Īfter his arrival in London in 1876 he became an active Socialist and a brilliant platform speaker.
George Bernard Shaw, born in Dublin in 1856, was essentially shy, yet created the persona of G.B.S., the showman, controversialist, satirist, critic, pundit, wit, intellectual buffoon and dramatist. The scholarship provided in Enriched Classics enables readers to appreciate, understand, and enjoy the world's finest books to their full potential. A list of recommended related books and films to broaden the reader's experienceĮnriched Classics offer readers affordable editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and insightful commentary. Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction Critical analysis including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work An outline of key themes and plot points to help readers form their own interpretations A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context A chronology of the author's life and work A concise introduction that gives readers important background information Each book includes educational tools alongside the text, enabling students and readers alike to gain a deeper and more developed understanding of the writer and their work.Īn idealistic professor transforms an unsophisticated Cockney girl into a refined young lady in this classic drama set in turn-of-the-century London. Enriched Classics offer readers accessible editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and commentary.
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