{"product_id":"books-three-plays-for-puritans-by-shaw-george-bernard","title":"Three Plays For Puritans","description":"\u003cb\u003eExclusive to Penguin Classics: the definitive text of Shaw's volume of three plays of ideas, \u003ci\u003eThe Devil's Disciple\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCaesar and Cleopatra\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCaptain Brassbound's Conversion\u003c\/i\u003e--part of the official Bernard Shaw Library \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Penguin Classic \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShaw believed that theatre audiences of the 1890s deserved more than the hollow spectacle and sham he saw displayed on the London stage. But he also recognized that people wanted to be entertained while educated, and to see purpose mixed with pleasure. In these plays, Shaw employed traditional dramatic forms--Victorian melodrama, the history play and the adventure story--to turn received wisdom upside down. Set during the American War of Independence, \u003ci\u003eThe Devil's Disciple\u003c\/i\u003e exposes fake Puritanism and piety, while \u003ci\u003eCaesar and Cleopatra\u003c\/i\u003e, a cheeky riposte to Shakespeare, redefines heroism in the character of the ageing Roman leader. And in \u003ci\u003eCaptain Brassbound's Conversion\u003c\/i\u003e, an expedition in Morocco is saved from disaster by a lady explorer's skilful manipulation of the truth.","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53480722497809,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780140480023.jpg?v=1777551511","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-au\/products\/books-three-plays-for-puritans-by-shaw-george-bernard","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}