Three Plays for Puritans

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Three Plays for Puritans is a collection of plays by George Bernard Shaw published in 1900. [1] [2]

It consists of The Devil's Disciple (1897), Caesar and Cleopatra (1898) and Captain Brassbound's Conversion (1900), with a long preface by Shaw in three parts in which he expounds many of his thoughts on drama. [1] [2] In the preface, Shaw also introduced the term "bardolatry," to describe excessive admiration for Shakespeare. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Gibbs, A. M. (1983). "Puritanism and Revolt in Three Plays for Puritans". The Art and Mind of Shaw: Essays in Criticism. Palgrave Macmillan UK. pp. 104–121. ISBN   978-1-349-17211-5.
  2. 1 2 Switzky, Lawrence (2017). "Three Plays for Puritans: Decoy Marriages and Social Contracts". In Gaines, Robert A. (ed.). Bernard Shaw's Marriages and Misalliances. Palgrave Macmillan US. pp. 57–74. ISBN   978-1-349-95170-3.
  3. ↑ Cavendish-Jones, Colin (6 December 2024). "Secular Shakespeare: Robert Green Ingersoll in the Context of American Bardolatry". American & British Studies Annual. 17: 48–61. doi:10.46585/absa.2024.17.2576.


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