Major Barbara is thought to be one of Shaw's most controversial works. While trying to give a realistic presentation of how he saw Christianity, many accused him of blasphemy. Major Barbara Undershaft thought it hypocrisy that her church accepted charity from companies, such as a whisky distiller, a[...]
I alla tider har läsare och forskare undrat över de personer som figurerar i Shakespeares kärleks-dikter. Kring förra sekelskiftet lade tidens två skarpaste pennor, Oscar Wilde och George Bernard Shaw, fram varsin teori i essäns öppna och generösa form. I det långa företalet till sin pjäs[...]
In this comic classic, Professor Henry Higgins transforms a rough-hewn Cockney girl into a sophisticated lady of society; the play was later transformed into My Fair Lady.[...]