Published in 1887, the novel is a satirical and critical commentary on the social and economic conditions prevailing in England during the late 19th century. It explores the tensions and complexities of social change and political activism. The story is centered around a young and wealthy gentleman, Sidney Trefusis, who becomes disillusioned with...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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Published in 1887, the novel is a satirical and critical commentary on the social and economic conditions prevailing in England during the late 19th century. It explores the tensions and complexities of social change and political activism. The story is centered around a young and wealthy gentleman, Sidney Trefusis, who becomes disillusioned with the social and economic inequalities of his time. He decides to embrace socialist ideas and becomes an activist. Sidney believes that social change can only be achieved through the manipulation of the social elite. He decides to marry a wealthy young woman, Henrietta, with the intention of using her social status and wealth to advance his socialist agenda.
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