Back to Methuselah. A Metabiological Pentateuch.
by SHAW, (George) Bernard
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London, (Clark, Edinburgh, for) Constable & Company, 1921. XCI, 267 pp. 8vo. Half dark blue morocco, spine in 6 compartments with gilt lettering, top edge gilt, lower edge partly uncut (by Riviere & son). London, (Clark, Edinburgh, for) Constable & Company, 1921. First English edition, the American edition published by Brentano was issued shortly before. Shaw's ( 1856-1950) play was first produced at the Garrick Theatre in New York in 1922, the first English performance was given in Birmingham in 1923. "Back to Methuselah" consists of five parts, in fact individual dramas, entitled: At the Beginning: 4004 B.C.; The Gospel of the Brothers Barnabas: Present Day; The Thing Happens, A.D. 2170; Tragedy of an Elderly Gentleman: A.D. 3000; and As Far as Thought Can Reach: A.D. 31920. The cycle is considered Shaw's main philosophical work, interpreting the history of mankind from the Garden of Eden to the present, with visions of things to come in the far future. It is based on ideas of Lamarck, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, and Bergson. If the play lacks in action, it certainly shows convincing originality of thought. - KNLL XV, 368. LITERATURE: ENGLISH ;
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- Hellmut Schumann Antiquariat (CH)
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- Title
- Back to Methuselah. A Metabiological Pentateuch.
- Author
- SHAW, (George) Bernard
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- London, (Clark, Edinburgh, for) Constable & Company
- Date Published
- 1921
- Keywords
- LITERATURE: ENGLISH ;
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
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- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...