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George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw
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Irish-born British writer George Bernard Shaw, author of more than 50 plays, rejected the romantic Victorian themes of his time and sought to bring about social reform through his dramatic portrayals of the ills of his time. Shaw wrote with mischievous humour and brilliant wit. In this passage from the play Man and Superman (1903), a character holds forth on the hypocrisy of the conventions of marriage (recited by an actor).
Rex Features, Ltd./The Society of Authors on behalf of the Bernard Shaw Estate. (p)1992 Microsoft Corp. All rights reserved.
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English Literature; Shaw, George Bernard; Drama and Dramatic Arts
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