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Heartbreak House / Edition 1 in Bloomington, MN
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Set during a house party at the eccentric household of Captain Shotover and his daughter Hesione, this comedy of manners takes a probing look at the conflict between old-fashioned idealism and the realities of the modern age.
Heartbreak House
was Shaw's favorite play.
Author Bio: George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) was one of the most prolific writers of the modern theater. He invented the modern comedy of ideas, expounding on social and political problems with a razor-sharp tongue, yet never sacrificing the comic vitality that ensures regular revivals of his plays. He also wrote several important political works, including
The Intelligent Woman's Guide to Socialism and Capitalism
.
Dan H. Lawrence, edited Shaw's Collected Letters, his
Collected Plays with their Prefaces
, and
Shaw's Music
and (with Daniel Leary)
The Complete Prefaces
. He is Series Editor for the works of Shaw in Penguin.
David Hare is a playwright and director. His plays include
Plenty
,
The Secret Rapture
Via Dolorosa
Heartbreak House
was Shaw's favorite play.
Author Bio: George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) was one of the most prolific writers of the modern theater. He invented the modern comedy of ideas, expounding on social and political problems with a razor-sharp tongue, yet never sacrificing the comic vitality that ensures regular revivals of his plays. He also wrote several important political works, including
The Intelligent Woman's Guide to Socialism and Capitalism
.
Dan H. Lawrence, edited Shaw's Collected Letters, his
Collected Plays with their Prefaces
, and
Shaw's Music
and (with Daniel Leary)
The Complete Prefaces
. He is Series Editor for the works of Shaw in Penguin.
David Hare is a playwright and director. His plays include
Plenty
,
The Secret Rapture
Via Dolorosa
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