Bernard Shaw and Totalitarianism
Longing for Utopia
Nonfiction, Entertainment, Theatre, Performing Arts
| Author: | M. Yde | ISBN: | 9781137330208 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK | Publication: | October 3, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | M. Yde |
| ISBN: | 9781137330208 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Publication: | October 3, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
This book reveals the genuity of Shaw's totalitarianism by looking at his material - articles, speeches, letters, etc but is especially concerned with analyzing the utopian desire that runs through so many of Shaw's plays; looking at his political and eugenic utopianism as expressed in his drama and comparing this to his political totalitarianism.
This book reveals the genuity of Shaw's totalitarianism by looking at his material - articles, speeches, letters, etc but is especially concerned with analyzing the utopian desire that runs through so many of Shaw's plays; looking at his political and eugenic utopianism as expressed in his drama and comparing this to his political totalitarianism.
