Wit and Acid
Sharp Lines from the Plays of George Bernard Shaw, Volume II
Published on 25. October 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
76 pages
978-1-80447-068-8 (ISBN)
Description
'If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you.'
One of the most prolific and respected playwrights of the twentieth century, Bernard Shaw's legacy shows no signs of waning, and his beautifully written plays, laced with wry wit and invective alike, have seen countless performances over the years, their finest lines paraded in literary conversation and review.
Meticulously selected by Simon Mundy, the Wit and Acid series collects the sharpest lines from Shaw's oeuvre in small neat volumes, allowing the reader to sample some of the very best barbs and one-liners the twentieth century has to offer, and this, the second volume, covers lines from the great writer's works published after 1911.
With an introduction by Simon Mundy, a poet, novelist, trenchant music critic and occasional playwright.
One of the most prolific and respected playwrights of the twentieth century, Bernard Shaw's legacy shows no signs of waning, and his beautifully written plays, laced with wry wit and invective alike, have seen countless performances over the years, their finest lines paraded in literary conversation and review.
Meticulously selected by Simon Mundy, the Wit and Acid series collects the sharpest lines from Shaw's oeuvre in small neat volumes, allowing the reader to sample some of the very best barbs and one-liners the twentieth century has to offer, and this, the second volume, covers lines from the great writer's works published after 1911.
With an introduction by Simon Mundy, a poet, novelist, trenchant music critic and occasional playwright.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 175 mm
Width: 107 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
90 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-80447-068-8 (9781804470688)
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Persons
George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) was Nobel Prize-winning writer, political activist and critic. One of the most important writers of the twentieth century, he has been described as 'second only to Shakespeare in the British theatrical tradition'. Although he wrote over sixty plays, he is best remembered today for Man and Superman, Pygmalion and Saint Joan. Simon Mundy studied drama at university, but soon veered towards writing poetry and reviews, and at 23 he found himself a music critic and arts journalist. A champion of the arts, he has served as Director of the National Campaign for the Arts and Vice-President of PEN International's Writers for Peace Committee, and he co-founded the European Forum for the Arts and Heritage; he remains an adviser to the European Festivals Association. His writing includes biographies, novels, non-fiction, playscripts and poetry.