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Title: Man and Superman: A Comedy and a Philosophy by Bernard Shaw, Dan H. Laurence ISBN: 0-14-043788-6 Publisher: Penguin Books Pub. Date: 02 January, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $10.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Pure Bergsonism
Comment: George Bernard Shaw was called, with good reason, the "English Nietzsche". Though Nietzsche was an aristocrat and Shaw a socialist, both cherished the dream of the superman and looked forward to the day when he would be realised. Both, however, were characterised by their mordant wit and intellectual cynicism, in which "Man and Superman" abounds. Shaw manages to compress a number of disparate themes into a relatively taut dramatic format, even throwing in a scene in which Don Juan, the Devil and a gang of anarchist brigands make an appearance. The central event of the plot involves the wealthy Tanner, a member of the "Idle Rich Class" making himself subservient to the Life Force and seeking the perfect woman to marry, who would guarantee him a very special offspring, his ideal, the superman himself. Though Shaw was not known to have read the works of Bergson at that time, nor to have been conversant with his vitalist doctrine of the Life Force, his use of the Life Force motif and the philosophical underpinnings of the play attest to a pure Bergsonism. The most delightful part, however, is the "Revolutionist's Handbook" at the end, which contains Shaw's most scandalous anti-Establishment jibes. For instance, "Do not do unto others as you would them do unto you. They might not have the same taste."
Rating: 5
Summary: Don Juan, in the 20th century
Comment: In this title, G.B. Shaw outdoes himself. Not only does he manage to turn up with a Don Juan play in our modern day and age, which is full of cynicism, and doesn't give in to 'medieval' codes of behaviour, but he even manages to turn around the table. Here, the hunter becomes the hunted, forced to flee from his pursued/pursuer. Shaw includes in this play an ingenious conversation between the original 15th century characters, which not only explains about Don Juan's philosophy, but shines a new light upon our own lives, here and today.
Rating: 5
Summary: a philosphical comedy
Comment: The writings of Bernard Shaw in this particulat play, invites to you use your mind to understand life and philosphy. It has such great insight into many aspects of human nature and at the same time is exteremely funny and really takes you into it's pages. The writing has impecable style and this is truly a classic play.
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Title: Plays by George Bernard Shaw by George Bernard Shaw ISBN: 0451524349 Publisher: Signet Classics Pub. Date: 01 October, 1989 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: Pygmalion by Bernard, 1856-1950 Shaw, George Bernard Shaw ISBN: 0486282228 Publisher: Dover Publications Pub. Date: 01 November, 1994 List Price(USD): $1.50 |
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Title: Death of A Salesman by Arthur Miller ISBN: 0140481346 Publisher: Penguin Books Pub. Date: 06 October, 1998 List Price(USD): $10.00 |
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Title: Walden and Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau, Michael Meyer ISBN: 0140390448 Publisher: Penguin Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 1986 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: George Bernard Shaw's Plays, Second Edition (Norton Critical Editions) by Bernard Shaw, Sandie Byrne, George Bernard Shaw ISBN: 0393977536 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: April, 2002 List Price(USD): $17.75 |
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