{"product_id":"2026200015160-secondhand-the-complete-plays-of-bernard-shaw","title":"The Complete Plays Of Bernard Shaw","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners\u003cbr\u003ePages: Tanning and foxing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew literary figures in the English-speaking world command the stage with the same ferocious wit and intellectual daring as George Bernard Shaw, and this comprehensive volume gathers the full breadth of his dramatic genius into a single, indispensable collection. From the biting social satire of Widowers' Houses and the romantic comedy of Arms and the Man to the philosophical grandeur of Man and Superman and the timeless brilliance of Pygmalion, the collection presents the complete canon of one of the twentieth century's most prolific and celebrated playwrights, chronicling his lifelong campaign to challenge hypocrisy, expose class injustice, and provoke audiences into uncomfortable self-reflection.\n\nShaw's dramatic method—a unique fusion of Ibsenite realism, Fabian socialist argument, and irrepressible comedic invention—yields plays that are simultaneously entertaining and fiercely polemical, a combination that earned him the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1925. Each work illustrates his mastery of the discussion play, in which characters argue their way toward truth rather than merely emoting their way through plot, making his dialogue as intellectually alive today as when it was first written. This edition, published by Home Library Press in Australia, details a staggering range of works spanning five decades of theatrical output, from early problem plays to the vast metaphysical cycle Back to Methuselah. For anyone who has yet to encounter Shaw in full, this volume promises an encounter with a mind that never once stops sparring.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203189547227,"sku":"2026200015160-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/4bf8f3e3-22bf-4ae4-b535-15e686057458.png?v=1788145375","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200015160-secondhand-the-complete-plays-of-bernard-shaw","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}