George Bernard Shaw

The world of George Bernard Shaw -- Introduction / by John A. Bertolini -- Preface to Mrs. Warren's profession : mainly about myself -- Mrs. Warren's profession -- Preface to Candida : plays pleasant -- Candida -- Preface to The devil's disciple : three plays for Puritans -- The devil's disciple -- Shaw's notes to The devil's disciple -- Epistle dedicatory to Man and superman -- Man and superman -- Excerpts from The revolutionist's handbook and pocket companion -- Endnotes -- Inspired by the plays of George Bernard Shaw -- Comments & questions -- For further reading.

Man and Superman, and Three Other Plays

Jeni Enjaian

I have to start with the disclaimer that plays (reading them) is just not my cup of tea. I also need to mention that this project to read through all the classics I own (which has taken far too long) may be draining my enthusiasm and setting the bar a book must reach to engage me a bit too high. 
The book itself:
For a playwright, Shaw is quite wordy. Each play (and many acts within the plays) begin with several paragraphs of character explanation covering everything from physical description to internal motivation, the latter of which should either be discovered in the dialogue of the play or left up to the actor's interpretation. (IMHO)
I also found the title play to be quite odd and hard to follow thanks to the deep allegorical rabbit trail two thirds of the way through.
I also need to mention that I waited way too long (over a week after I finished) to write the review and thus many other observations were lost due to my forgetful memory.

Man and Superman, and Three Other Plays

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