Bernard Shaw: A Life (florida Bernard Shaw)
by A. M. Gibbs /
2005 / English / EPUB
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A revealing, authoritative, and intimate portrait of one of the
20th century’s most notable writers and social critics.
A revealing, authoritative, and intimate portrait of one of the
20th century’s most notable writers and social critics.
Bernard Shaw fashioned public images of himself that belied the
nature and depth of his emotional experiences and the
complexity of his intellectual outlook. In this absorbing
biography, noted Shavian authority A. M. Gibbs debunks many of
the elements that form the foundation of Shaw’s self-created
legend--from his childhood (which was not the loveless
experience he claimed publicly), to his sexual relationships
with several women, to his marriage, his politics, his Irish
identity, and his controversial philosophy of Creative
Evolution.
Bernard Shaw fashioned public images of himself that belied the
nature and depth of his emotional experiences and the
complexity of his intellectual outlook. In this absorbing
biography, noted Shavian authority A. M. Gibbs debunks many of
the elements that form the foundation of Shaw’s self-created
legend--from his childhood (which was not the loveless
experience he claimed publicly), to his sexual relationships
with several women, to his marriage, his politics, his Irish
identity, and his controversial philosophy of Creative
Evolution.
Drawing on previously unpublished materials, including
never-before-seen photographs and early sketches by Shaw, Gibbs
offers a fresh perspective and brings us closer than ever
before to the human being behind the masks.
Drawing on previously unpublished materials, including
never-before-seen photographs and early sketches by Shaw, Gibbs
offers a fresh perspective and brings us closer than ever
before to the human being behind the masks.