Heartbreak House
One of the distinguished comic dramatist's more somber plays, this entertaining allegory examines apathy, confusion and lack of purpose as causes of major world problems, with larger-than-life characters representing the evils of the modern world.
One of the distinguished comic dramatist's more somber plays, this entertaining allegory examines apathy, confusion and lack of purpose as causes of major world problems, with larger-than-life characters representing the evils of the modern world.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780486292915 (0486292916)
Publish date: February 29th 2012
Publisher: Dover Publications
Pages no: 128
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
20th Century,
Irish Literature,
War,
Plays,
Drama,
Theatre,
Poetry Plays
Adored.Going to see it on Saturday and will post my review after that with hopefully a sneaky picture of the set!
This play is another first for me, in the sense that it is the first work of Shaw's that I have read. At first I had to force myself to simply get through the rather hefty and, at first impression, vehementedly ranting preface, but shortly the reading became more absorbing. The preface mainly regar...
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