Shaw, Plato, and Euripides Classical Currents in Major Barbara |
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| Author:
| Albert, Sidney P. |
| Series title: | Florida Bernard Shaw Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8130-3764-6 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2012 |
| Publisher: | University Press of Florida
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $74.95 |
Book Description:
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Ever since its 1905 premiere, Bernard Shaw's controversial drama Major Barbara has proved puzzling to audiences and critics alike. More than a century later there is still wide critical disagreement about the play's meaning. Sidney Albert's groundbreaking new book provides a daring and novel reading of this work. By tracing the extensive connections between Shaw's play and two canonical ancient Greek texts - Plato's Republic and Euripides's Bacchae - Albert reveals deeper dimensions of the work.
Ever since its 1905 premiere, Bernard Shaw's controversial drama Major Barbara has proved puzzling to audiences and critics alike. More than a century later there is still wide critical disagreement about the play's meaning. Sidney Albert's groundbreaking new book provides a daring and novel reading of this work. By tracing the extensive connections between Shaw's play and two canonical ancient Greek texts - Plato's Republic and Euripides's Bacchae - Albert reveals deeper dimensions of the work.