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Three Plays for Puritans: The Devil's Disciple, Caesar and Cleopatra and Captain Brassbound's Conversion [Definitive Text]

Three Plays for Puritans: The Devil's Disciple, Caesar and Cleopatra and Captain Brassbound's Conversion [Definitive Text]

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Three Plays for Puritans: The Devil's Disciple, Caesar and Cleopatra and Captain Brassbound's Conversion [Definitive Text]

by Bernard Shaw

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Penguin Books, Great Britain, 1977. Reprint. Softcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Shaw believed that theatre audiences of the 1890s deserved more than the hollow spectacle and sham he saw displayed on the London stage. But he also recognized that people wanted to be entertained while educated, and to see purpose mixed with pleasure. In these three plays of ideas, Shaw employed traditional dramatic forms - Victorian melodrama, the history play and the adventure story - to turn received wisdom upside down. Set during the American War of Independence, The Devil's Disciple exposes fake Puritanism and piety, while Caesar and Cleopatra, a cheeky riposte to Shakespeare, redefines heroism in the character of the ageing Roman leader. And in Captain Brassbound's Conversion, an expedition in Morocco is saved from disaster by a lady explorer's skilful manipulation of the truth. 347 pages. Pages browned. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Plays; Theatre & Plays; ISBN: 0140480021. ISBN/EAN: 9780140480023. Inventory No: 227917. . 9780140480023

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One of Shaw's most unusual and enduringly popular plays. With SAINT JOAN (1923) Shaw reached the height of his fame and Joan is one of his finest creations; forceful, vital, and rebelling against the values that surround her. The play distils Shaw's views on the subjects of politics, religion and creative evolution.

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Title
Three Plays for Puritans: The Devil's Disciple, Caesar and Cleopatra and Captain Brassbound's Conversion [Definitive Text]
Author
Bernard Shaw
Format/Binding
Softcover
Book Condition
Used - Good
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Reprint
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10
0140480021
ISBN 13
9780140480023
Publisher
Penguin Books
Place of Publication
Great Britain
Date Published
1977
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BZDB43 Plays Plays; Theatre & Plays; ISBN: 0140480021 EAN: 9780140480023 Bernard Shaw Three Plays for Puritans: The Devil's Disciple, Caesar and Cleopatra and Captain Brassbound's Conversion [Definitive Text]

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