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Major Barbara (Penguin Plays Screenplays)
Major Barbara - Penguin Plays Screenplays
Author: Bernard Shaw
Fabian socialist and ardent proselytizer, George Bernard Shaw viewed his role as a playwright as far more than that of an entertainer. His audiences heard fully articulated sermons on moral and economic issues, a potentially dry theatrical experience enlivened by Shaw's genius for creating vital characters and scintillating dialogue. Major Ba...  more » offers a sparkling example of its author's unique gift for presenting social theories in an engaging format. The eponymous heroine, an officer in the Salvation Army, is the daughter of Andrew Undershaft, a wealthy armaments manufacturer. When the Army accepts donations from Undershaft and a whiskey distiller, whose money Barbara regards as tainted, she resigns in disgust, but eventually sees the truth of her father's reasoning that social iniquity derives from poverty; it is only through accumulating wealth and power that people can help each other. Unabridged republication of a standard edition.
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ISBN-13: 9780140480078
ISBN-10: 0140480072
Publication Date: 6/30/1950
Pages: 160
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Publisher: Penguin Putnam~mass
Book Type: Paperback
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