{"product_id":"pillars-of-society-ibsen-shaw-brecht-paperback","title":"Pillars of Society. Ibsen, Shaw, Brecht - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames R. Russo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePillars of Society: Ibsen, Shaw, Brecht\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of essays on the plays \u003cem\u003ePillars of Society\u003c\/em\u003e (1877), \u003cem\u003eGhosts \u003c\/em\u003e(1881), \u003cem\u003eA Dolls House\u003c\/em\u003e (1879), and \u003cem\u003eHedda Gabler\u003c\/em\u003e (1890), by Henrik Ibsen; \u003cem\u003eThe Philanderer \u003c\/em\u003e(1893), \u003cem\u003eCandida \u003c\/em\u003e(1894), \u003cem\u003eThe Doctor's Dilemma \u003c\/em\u003e(1906), \u003cem\u003eAndrocles and the Lion\u003c\/em\u003e (1912), \u003cem\u003eMajor Barbara \u003c\/em\u003e(1905), \u003cem\u003eMisalliance \u003c\/em\u003e(1910), \u003cem\u003eSaint Joan \u003c\/em\u003e(1923), and \u003cem\u003ePygmalion\u003c\/em\u003e (1913), by George Bernard Shaw; \u003cem\u003eA Man's a Man \u003c\/em\u003e(1926), \u003cem\u003eMother Courage and Her Children \u003c\/em\u003e(1941), \u003cem\u003eThe Caucasian Chalk Circle \u003c\/em\u003e(1945), \u003cem\u003eLife of Galileo \u003c\/em\u003e(1939), \u003cem\u003eSaint Joan of the Stockyards\u003c\/em\u003e (1929), \u003cem\u003eThe Trial of Joan of Arc at Rouen, 1431\u003c\/em\u003e (1934), and \u003cem\u003eThe Visions of Simone Machard\u003c\/em\u003e (1943), by Bertolt Brecht; and on the subjects of tragedy, comedy, realism, theatricalism, feminism, and adaptation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003ePillars of Society\u003c\/em\u003e thus features close analysis of individual plays by Ibsen, Shaw, and Brecht, plus readable, comparative surveys of these writers' dramatic \u003cem\u003eoeuvres\u003c\/em\u003e and production careers. Shaw wrote about Ibsen's incipient influence on him in \u003cem\u003eThe Quintessence of Ibsenism\u003c\/em\u003e; early in his career, Brecht wrote an essay about Shaw titled \"Three Cheers for Shaw.\" These three modern dramatists are linked, in this way, in their common moral, social, and political concerns, as well as in their bridging of such artistic movements as naturalism, symbolism, epic theater, even absurdism.\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e James R. Russo is an independent researcher who holds graduate degrees, including the doctorate, from the University of Richmond and Louisiana State University. He has taught at those schools as well as Tulane. Russo's primary scholarly interests are the cinema and comparative literature. He has edited or authored the following published books: \u003cem\u003eFilm Nation: William Troy on the Cinema, 1933-1935\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eThe Bookman: William Troy on Literature and Criticism, 1927-1950\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eDrama According to Alexander Bakshy, 1916-1946\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eAnalyzing Film: A Student Casebook\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 266\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 29, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52710422053171,"sku":"9781848904040","price":31.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/MklNWXR3TEw5R1hPS1ExWkNNK0F2dz09.webp?v=1763492439","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/pillars-of-society-ibsen-shaw-brecht-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}