by George Bernard Shaw · Penguin UK · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780140481891
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«John Bull's Other Island» is the play by George Bernard Shaw, published by Penguin UK in paperback (176 pages, in English).
Set in Ireland, it pits English and Irish characters against each other to explore colonialism, politics, and mutual prejudices between the two countries. With comic situations and ironic dialogue, Shaw questions national and cultural identity, and the relationship between ruler and ruled, from his own experience as a Protestant Irishman in England.
This edition presents the definitive text, with editorial supervision by Dan H. Laurence. The play was originally published in 1904.
Recommended for those who enjoy classic theatre, Irish literature, and political satire.
George Bernard Shaw was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from the 1880s to his death and beyond. He wrote more than sixty plays, including major works such as Man and Superman (1902), Pygmalion (1913) and Saint Joan (1923). With a range incorporating both contemporary satire and historical allegory, Shaw became the leading dramatist of his generation, and was awarded the 1925 Nobel Prize in Literature.
