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G.B. Shaw on Ulysses
“James Joyce in his Ulysses has described, with a fidelity so ruthless that the book is hardly bearable, the life that Dublin offers to its young men, or, if you prefer to put it in the other way, that its … Continue reading
Shaw on Ulysses: “at last somebody has felt deeply enough about it”
“I have read several fragments of Ulysses … It is a revolting record of a disgusting phase of civilization; but it is a truthful one; and I should like to put a cordon round Dublin; round up every male person … Continue reading
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Shaw on Ulysses
George Bernard Shaw on Ulysses: “I was attracted to [Ulysses] by the fact that I was once a young man in Dublin, and also by Joyce’s literary power, which is of classic quality. I do not see why there should … Continue reading
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Shaw: “a mirror”
“If a man holds up a mirror to your nature and shows you that it needs washing — not whitewashing — it is no use breaking the mirror. Go for soap and water.” — George Bernard Shaw, who was intensely … Continue reading
Reincarnation of Voltaire
“Shaw is very brilliant. I think he must be a reincarnation of Voltaire. And yet — satirically true as he is, his writings lack the essential truth after all. And he is too conscious of George Bernard Shaw. He is … Continue reading
LM Montgomery on “Saint Joan” by GB Shaw
“Shaw’s play is a ripe and wonderful thing, but I don’t think his Joan is the real Joan either. That Joan is still an enigma.”
A My Fair Lady Where Shaw Seems To Be Present
A lovely article in the New York Times about the production of My Fair Lady I just saw, with pictures of my friend Kate, and others. I did think, as I watched this production, that it seemed to be closer … Continue reading
“Light Your Fire”
I am off to acting class. I’m working on Saint Joan, one of my favorite plays. Like all Shaw’s plays, it is delicious language, beautiful to READ … but a play must be spoken, the words must lift off the … Continue reading
