The Gospel of the Brothers Barnabas is a play that advocates for the need for longer lifespans in order to acquire the wisdom and experience needed to make complex civilizations functional. The play revolves around two brothers, Franklyn and Conrad, who independently come to this conclusion and present their case to two prominent politicians and...More
George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856 – 2 November 1950), known at his insistence simply as Bernard Shaw, was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from the 1880s to his death and beyond. He wrote more than sixty plays. With a range incorporating both contemporary satire and historical allegory, Shaw became the leading dramatist of his generation, and in 1925 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Born in Dublin, Shaw moved to London in 1876, where he struggled to establish himself as a writer and novelist, and embarked on a rigorous process of self-education. By the mid-1880s he had become a respected theatre and music critic. Following a political...More
George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856 – 2 November 1950), known at his insistence simply as Bernard Shaw, was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from the 1880s to his death and beyond. He wrote more than sixty plays. With a range incorporating both contemporary satire and historical allegory, Shaw became the leading dramatist of his generation, and in 1925 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Born in Dublin, Shaw moved to London in 1876, where he struggled to establish himself as a writer and novelist, and embarked on a rigorous process of self-education. By the mid-1880s he had become a respected theatre and music critic. Following a political awakening, he joined the gradualist Fabian Society and became its most prominent pamphleteer. Shaw had been writing plays for years before his first public success, Arms and the Man in 1894. Influenced by Henrik Ibsen, he sought to introduce a new realism into English-language drama, using his plays as vehicles to disseminate his political, social and religious ideas.
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The Gospel of the Brothers Barnabas is a play that advocates for the need for longer lifespans in order to acquire the wisdom and experience needed to make complex civilizations functional. The play revolves around two brothers, Franklyn and Conrad, who independently come to this conclusion and present their case to two prominent politicians and members of the younger generation. While the politicians seize upon the promise of enhanced longevity as a way of attracting votes, the younger generation remains unaffected. The play ends with the brothers remaining confident that the change is sure to happen, except for the housemaid who is greatly influenced by the prospect of longevity.
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