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Shaw and Feminisms: On Stage and Off
D. A. Hadfield (Ed.)
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Description for Shaw and Feminisms: On Stage and Off
Hardback. A volume that gathers critical perspectives on Shaw's feminism and the contradictions therein. Editor(s): Hadfield, D. A.; Reynolds, Jean. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
When offstage actions contradict a playwright’s onstage message, literary study gets messy. In his personal relationships, George Bernard Shaw was often ambivalent toward liberated women—surprisingly so, considering his reputation as one of the first champions of women’s rights. His private attitudes sit uncomfortably beside his public philosophies that were so foundational to first-wave feminism.
Here, Shaw’s long-recognised influence on feminism is re-examined through the lens of twenty-first-century feminist thought as well as previously unpublished primary sources. New links appear between Shaw’s writings and his gendered notions of ... Read more
When offstage actions contradict a playwright’s onstage message, literary study gets messy. In his personal relationships, George Bernard Shaw was often ambivalent toward liberated women—surprisingly so, considering his reputation as one of the first champions of women’s rights. His private attitudes sit uncomfortably beside his public philosophies that were so foundational to first-wave feminism.
Here, Shaw’s long-recognised influence on feminism is re-examined through the lens of twenty-first-century feminist thought as well as previously unpublished primary sources. New links appear between Shaw’s writings and his gendered notions of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
250
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Florida, United States
ISBN
9780813042435
SKU
V9780813042435
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About D. A. Hadfield (Ed.)
D. A. Hadfield is lecturer in English at the University of Waterloo. She is the author of Re: Producing Women’s Dramatic History: The Politics of Playing in Toronto. Jean Reynolds is professor emerita of English at Polk State College. She has written five books, including Pygmalion’s Wordplay: The Postmodern Shaw.
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