TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mohammed,Azeez Jasim
TI  - A contemporary Shavian manifesto
SN  - 9781443893237
AV  - PR5368.W6 M64 2016
U1  - 822/.912 23
PY  - 2016///
CY  - Newcastle upon Tyne
PB  - Cambridge Scholars Publishing
KW  - Shaw, Bernard,
KW  - Women in literature
KW  - Feminism in literature
KW  - DRAMA / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - A Contemporary Shavian Manifesto presents an appraisal of George Bernard Shaw's position on women in his plays. The dramatist's unconventional approach itself is praiseworthy as he creates unwomanly women who are deviant and create their own space outside social conventions and practices. In creating a counterpoint to the norm, Shaw succeeds in creating the image of a "new woman" who is no longer "the angel of the house". The book explores the ways in which Shaw addresses gender inequality in society through an examination of women's role in the social, religious, moral and economic spheres. I
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