Bernard Shaw And The Actresses
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Behind every great playwright stands a constellation of women who shaped his genius — and in George Bernard Shaw's case, those women were the luminous actresses who both inspired and tormented him. Bernard Shaw and the Actresses chronicles the complex, often turbulent relationships between one of the twentieth century's most formidable literary minds and the remarkable stage women who brought his characters to life, from the imperious Mrs. Patrick Campbell to the radiant Ellen Terry. Margot Peters presents a dual portrait of artistic collaboration and emotional obsession, mapping how Shaw's romantic fixations and intellectual passions directly fuelled the creation of some of the most celebrated roles in modern theatre. Peters, a distinguished biographer known for her rigorous scholarship and elegant prose, constructs her narrative with the precision of a historian and the flair of a storyteller, drawing on extensive correspondence, diaries, and theatrical records. The result is a work that illuminates not only Shaw's psychological makeup but also the professional struggles and personal sacrifices of the women who orbited his world — women who were far more than mere muses. Witty, incisive, and deeply researched, this biography raises a provocative question: did Shaw write for the theatre, or did he write for them?
Author: Margot Peters
Format: Hardback
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Behind every great playwright stands a constellation of women who shaped his genius — and in George Bernard Shaw's case, those women were the luminous actresses who both inspired and tormented him. Bernard Shaw and the Actresses chronicles the complex, often turbulent relationships between one of the twentieth century's most formidable literary minds and the remarkable stage women who brought his characters to life, from the imperious Mrs. Patrick Campbell to the radiant Ellen Terry. Margot Peters presents a dual portrait of artistic collaboration and emotional obsession, mapping how Shaw's romantic fixations and intellectual passions directly fuelled the creation of some of the most celebrated roles in modern theatre. Peters, a distinguished biographer known for her rigorous scholarship and elegant prose, constructs her narrative with the precision of a historian and the flair of a storyteller, drawing on extensive correspondence, diaries, and theatrical records. The result is a work that illuminates not only Shaw's psychological makeup but also the professional struggles and personal sacrifices of the women who orbited his world — women who were far more than mere muses. Witty, incisive, and deeply researched, this biography raises a provocative question: did Shaw write for the theatre, or did he write for them?