Bernard Shaw and St. John Hankin: Happy Endings (Bernard Shaw and His Contemporaries)

By: Christopher Wixson

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Synopsis: &“This original study will no doubt draw attention to St. John Hankin&’s work, which may in turn receive further scrutiny from scholars, students, and theatre practitioners.&” Michel Pharand, Queen's University This book proposes a vibrant intertextual dialogue between St. John Hankin&’s manners comedies and what are considered Bernard Shaw&’s &“minor&” Edwardian comedies and, after the war, some of his most experimental &“extravagant&” plays. Engaging thematic topics ranging from philanthropy and parenting to marital alliances and comic endings, their dramaturgy was truly in conversation over form and content as they re-purposed one another in a vital wrangling to direct the creative evolution of modern British comedy.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9783031902215
Related ISBNs:: 9783031902208
Publisher:: Springer Nature Switzerland
Date of Addition:: 07/08/25
Copyrighted By:: The Editor
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Literature and Fiction, Drama, Plays and Theater, Language Arts
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Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.