Bernard Shaw : the ascent of the superman /
Peters, Sally.
Bernard Shaw : the ascent of the superman / Sally Peters. - New Haven : Yale University Press, ©1996. - 1 online resource (xvi, 328 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-315) and index.
"In this critical biography, Sally Peters explores Shaw's background and beliefs, interests and obsessions, relations with men and women, prose writings and dramatic art. In deciphering the enigma that was Shaw, she uncovers a convoluted and extravagant inner life studded with erotic secrets." "Peters examines the passions of Shaw's life - everything from vegetarianism and boxing to socialism and feminism - and pieces them together in a new configuration, offering a fresh interpretation of his life and works. Striving unceasingly to ascend, possessed of monumental energy, Shaw was in many ways a dazzling example of his idealized superman. But, says Peters, this superman was also a man haunted by phantoms, a man of gender ambivalences and romantic yearnings, and a man who championed will even while believing that his erotic inclinations were the secret mark of the born artist. Throughout, he was braced by a resilient comic vision as he transformed his life into enduring art."--Jacket
0585361142 9780585361147
Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950.
Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950
1800-1999
Homosexuality and literature--History--Great Britain--19th century.
Homosexuality and literature--History--Great Britain--20th century.
Dramatists, Irish--20th century--Biography.
Man-woman relationships in literature.
Homosexualité et littérature--Histoire--Grande-Bretagne--19e siècle.
Homosexualité et littérature--Histoire--Grande-Bretagne--20e siècle.
Dramaturges irlandais--20e siècle--Biographies.
Relations entre hommes et femmes dans la littérature.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Literary.
DRAMA--English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Dramatists, Irish
Homosexuality and literature
Man-woman relationships in literature
Great Britain
Electronic books.
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Biographies.
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Bernard Shaw : the ascent of the superman / Sally Peters. - New Haven : Yale University Press, ©1996. - 1 online resource (xvi, 328 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-315) and index.
"In this critical biography, Sally Peters explores Shaw's background and beliefs, interests and obsessions, relations with men and women, prose writings and dramatic art. In deciphering the enigma that was Shaw, she uncovers a convoluted and extravagant inner life studded with erotic secrets." "Peters examines the passions of Shaw's life - everything from vegetarianism and boxing to socialism and feminism - and pieces them together in a new configuration, offering a fresh interpretation of his life and works. Striving unceasingly to ascend, possessed of monumental energy, Shaw was in many ways a dazzling example of his idealized superman. But, says Peters, this superman was also a man haunted by phantoms, a man of gender ambivalences and romantic yearnings, and a man who championed will even while believing that his erotic inclinations were the secret mark of the born artist. Throughout, he was braced by a resilient comic vision as he transformed his life into enduring art."--Jacket
0585361142 9780585361147
Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950.
Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950
1800-1999
Homosexuality and literature--History--Great Britain--19th century.
Homosexuality and literature--History--Great Britain--20th century.
Dramatists, Irish--20th century--Biography.
Man-woman relationships in literature.
Homosexualité et littérature--Histoire--Grande-Bretagne--19e siècle.
Homosexualité et littérature--Histoire--Grande-Bretagne--20e siècle.
Dramaturges irlandais--20e siècle--Biographies.
Relations entre hommes et femmes dans la littérature.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Literary.
DRAMA--English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Dramatists, Irish
Homosexuality and literature
Man-woman relationships in literature
Great Britain
Electronic books.
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Biographies.
PR5366 / .P46 1996eb
822/.912