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Book SynopsisGeorge Bernard Shaw's Major Cultural Essays introduces readers to the wealth and diversity of Shaw's cultural writings from across the breadth of his professional life, beginning around 1890 and ending in 1950.
Table of ContentsIntroduction Note on the Text Select Bibliography Chronology Major Cultural Essays The Quintessence of Ibsenism The Sanity of Art The Perfect Wagnerite A Preface Selections from the Preface to Three Plays by Brieux Shorter Essays and Reviews 11 June 1890 11 October 1893 1 August 1894 and 8 August 1894 The Case for the Critic-Dramatist The Late Censor Church and Stage Nietzsche in English Maddox Brown, Watts, and Ibsen The Board School Henry Irving and Ellen Terry Edgar Allen Poe Rodin Mr. Arnold Bennett Thinks Play-Writing Easier than Novel Writing Oscar Wilde Selections from Ruskin's Politics Keats Tolstoy: Tragedian or Comedian Beethoven's Centenary Am I an Educated Person? The Play of Ideas Explanatory Notes
