Shaw in an Hour

by Emily Esfahani Smith

The optimistic George Bernard Shaw watched happily as the steely modern world made its debut. Shaw hoped that World War I would sweep away the flawed Victorian world and lead to significant social... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1936232243
• ISBN13: 9781936232246
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: In an Hour Books
• Length: 91 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.7" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

Informed, informative, and thoroughly 'reader friendly'

Newly published by Smith & Kraus is a remarkable twenty-seven title series titled 'Playwrights in an Hour'. Each of these 100-page books is dedicated to a particular playwright and the series itself is organized into four major sections: Ancient Greek, Renaissance, Modern, and Contemporary. Of special note is how each showcased playwright is presented in their historical, social, and literary context. Enhanced with an 'In a Minute' chronology giving a succinct view of global events that influenced the playwrights world view; a complete listing of the playwright's work; a list of the playwright's contemporaries in all fields; excerpts from the playwright's most significant works; an extensive bibliography grouped according to type of reader; and an index of the main essay, this outstanding, yet inexpensive series, ranging from Sophocles and Shakespear, to Miller and A. Wilson, is informed, informative, and thoroughly 'reader friendly', making it a strongly recommended supplement for academic curriculums, community theater groups, and public library collections.