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Major Barbara

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Harmondsworth
Kiadó: Penguin Books Ltd
Kiadás helye: Harmondsworth
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Kötés típusa: Ragasztott papírkötés
Oldalszám: 152 oldal
Sorozatcím: Penguin Books
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Nyelv: Angol  
Méret: 20 cm x 13 cm
ISBN: 0-14-045018-1
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THE BERNARD SHAW LIBRARY
Only Shaw could set out to write a masterpiece about an armaments king, and his daughter in the Salvation Army, and a foundling Professor of Greek
Yet Major Barbara (1905) is exactly that. As the Preface, one of Shaw's most powerful, proclaims: 'The greatest of our evils and the worst of our crimes is poverty Our first duty, to which every other consideration should be sacrificed, is not to be poor. ' The society that makes her necessary is repellent, but should we admire or condemn do-gooders like Barbara? Could her father, who adopts being a millionaire as a religion, be right? Are 'the graces and luxuries of a rich, strong, and safe life' — things like love and honour, truth and justice - all dependent on 'money and gunpowder' ?
Such are the great issues raised in a drama full of lively comedy, sparkling debate and pointed social comment. Its heroine is one of Shaw's most touching women characters ; her play has never ceased to stimulate and... Tovább

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THE BERNARD SHAW LIBRARY
Only Shaw could set out to write a masterpiece about an armaments king, and his daughter in the Salvation Army, and a foundling Professor of Greek
Yet Major Barbara (1905) is exactly that. As the Preface, one of Shaw's most powerful, proclaims: 'The greatest of our evils and the worst of our crimes is poverty Our first duty, to which every other consideration should be sacrificed, is not to be poor. ' The society that makes her necessary is repellent, but should we admire or condemn do-gooders like Barbara? Could her father, who adopts being a millionaire as a religion, be right? Are 'the graces and luxuries of a rich, strong, and safe life' — things like love and honour, truth and justice - all dependent on 'money and gunpowder' ?
Such are the great issues raised in a drama full of lively comedy, sparkling debate and pointed social comment. Its heroine is one of Shaw's most touching women characters ; her play has never ceased to stimulate and entertain audiences and readers.
Cover illustration by Felicity Roma-Bowers Vissza

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