Bernard Shaw's Book Reviews: Originally Published in the Pall Mallgazette from 1885 to 1888 (001) - Couverture rigide

Shaw, George Bernard

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ISBN 10 : 0271007214 ISBN 13 : 9780271007212

Editeur : Pennsylvania State University Press, 1991

Synopsis

Between 1885 and 1888, Bernard Shaw published 111 book reviews in "The Pall Mall Gazette". In spite of their importance as the first regular journalism Shaw wrote and the fact that these books (fiction, non-fiction, plays and poetry) may have formed the nucleus of his permanent library, the reviews have not been analyzed in connection with Shaw's work. This study assembles the book reviews - complete with the books' titles, authors, a brief biography of each author and any comments Shaw made about the review - and places them in an historical context, elucidating any interesting, difficult or obscure references. Tyson's critical introduction places the reviews in the context of Shaw's work and Victorian society. The reviews are often characterized by the wit and brilliance that we associate with the later Shaw, shedding light on his development as a writer at his most formative stage.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

These hitherto uncollected book reviews of Shaw---his first journalistic efforts--- reveal much not only about the writer but also the culture of the time in which he lived. Between 1885 and 1888, Bernard Shaw published 111 book reviews in the Pall Mall Gazette. In spite of their importance as the first regular journalism Shaw wrote and the fact that the books (fiction, nonfiction, plays, and poetry) he read during these years must have formed the nucleus of his permanent library, the reviews have never before been analyzed in connection with Shaw's work. Brian Tyson has assembled the book reviews, complete with the books' titles, authors, and a brief biography of each author and including any comments Shaw made about the review, and has placed them in historical context, elucidating any interesting, difficult, or obscure references.Tyson's critical introduction places the reviews in the context of Shaw's work and Victorian society. The reviews are often characterized by the wit and brilliance that we associate with the later Shaw, shedding light on his development as a writer at his most formative stage.Regardless of the merits of the material Shaw was reviewing, it is amusing and enlightening to follow him down to the wandering tributaries of Late Victorian fiction and poetry, which reveal as much about Shaw as they do about the preoccupations and prejudices of the average reader of the day.Brain Tyson is Professor of English at the University of Lethbridge, Alberta, and author of The Story of Shaw's "Saint Joan" (McGill-Queen's, 1982).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pennsylvania State University Press
• Date d'édition: 1991
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0271007214
• ISBN 13: 9780271007212
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 608
• Éditeur: Tyson Brian
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible