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Major Barbara (Paperback)
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Major Barbara (Paperback)
Series: New Mermaids
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Loot Price R389
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"There are two things necessary to salvation ...money and
gunpowder" Major Barbara, Bernard Shaw's story of the conversion
contest between the arms manufacturer Andrew Undershaft and his
daughter, the Salvation Army Major, is a provocative dramatization
of the relationship between money, power, and moral purpose. A
landmark in the history of British theatre when first produced at
the Royal Court in 1905, it remains strikingly relevant today, when
recent history has repeatedly highlighted the power of the arms
industry in shaping government policy, and globalization has
accentuated the political and ethical issues of social welfare and
international capital raised by the play. This edition includes
Shaw's definitive text and provides the most comprehensive
scholarly treatment of the play to date. A lengthy Introduction
traces the history of the text from manuscript drafts to the famous
1941 wartime film version starring Wendy Hiller and Rex Harrison
and on to modern stagings. It reveals Major Barbara as one of
Shaw's most exciting and challenging plays for actors, directors,
and readers.
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