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Shaw: A Reassessment

Bernard Shaw: A Reassessment Colin Wilson, 1969 Shaw grew up with a mother who paid little attention to him. She had suffered abuse herself and thought it best to leave him alone. Shaw was naturally shy and introverted. He made … Continue reading

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Shaw and the Play of Ideas

Shaw And The Play of Ideas By Robert F Whitman, 1977 Shaw’s hostility to Capitalism as the source of most of civilized man’s economic, social and moral ills, is both well known and persuasive throughout his writing….And war in general … Continue reading

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Zen and the Art of Shaw

  Zen and the Art of Shaw            There are several philosophies that run throughout  Buoyant Billions, but the two conflicting philosophies of existentialism and creative evolution create a unique tension in the play.  Shaw’s attempt to reconcile … Continue reading

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