Man and superman : a comedy and a philosophy

By:

Shaw, George Bernard

Material type: Text

TextSeries: George Bernard Shaw collectionPublication details: New Delhi Peacock Books 2023Description: 214pISBN:

9788124802588

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

822.912 SHA

Summary: Man and Superman is a four-Act drama by Bernard Shaw, written in 1903 to address the question of why Shaw had never written a play based on the Don Juan theme. The plot revolves around John Tanner, a young man with advanced ideas who finds himself surrounded by ordinary people who are slaves to convention. The play aims to show the futility of modern ideas in the social conditions of our civilized state. Tanner's high principles are admired, but readers are pleased when he comes across as a weaker man than the inexperienced and hypocritical Ann, who represents Shaw's view that women often force men to marry them rather than taking the initiative.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Book	Jammu Fiction	Fiction	822.912 SHA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		IIMJ-9277

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Man and Superman is a four-Act drama by Bernard Shaw, written in 1903 to address the question of why Shaw had never written a play based on the Don Juan theme. The plot revolves around John Tanner, a young man with advanced ideas who finds himself surrounded by ordinary people who are slaves to convention. The play aims to show the futility of modern ideas in the social conditions of our civilized state. Tanner's high principles are admired, but readers are pleased when he comes across as a weaker man than the inexperienced and hypocritical Ann, who represents Shaw's view that women often force men to marry them rather than taking the initiative.

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