Helden

Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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Word count: 157K words
Chapters: 16

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Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Helden by Bernard ShawAuthor: Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950,Language: German, Class: PR: Language and Literatures: English literature, Release Date: Jul 1, 2004

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This book is the German-language text of Bernard Shaw's Helden, released free of charge by Project Gutenberg. Its value lies not in offering a brand-new Chinese translation, but in preserving a traceable digital document for those studying the cross-linguistic dissemination of Shaw's works, the forms of early ebooks, and Project Gutenberg's German-language catalogue. Readers can see one way in which Shaw's plays and ideas were presented in a German-language context, and may also treat it as a sample of Project Gutenberg's multilingual holdings. Since the body text is in German and the available data give only author, language and classification, with no information on specific contents or translator's notes, it is best approached as a documentary electronic text rather than a popular edition with an introduction. It suits browsing for academic searching, edition comparison or discussion in the digital humanities; readers should not expect a plot-driven reading experience.

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Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950 Author

Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) was an Irish playwright and critic. Public information about the details of his life is limited, yet his works have had a profound influence. The collection here contains 53 of his works, covering drama, criticism, and discursive essays. His representative works include Pygmalion, Mrs. Warren's Profession, Man and Superman, Candida, Caesar and Cleopatra, Major Barbara, and Arms and the Man. His plays often use witty, sharp dialogue to explore such issues as social class, gender relations, moral hypocrisy, and idealism, combining comic tension with argumentative force to form a distinctive style of drama of ideas. Shaw was skilled at presenting conflicts of ideas through exchanges between characters, turning the stage into a place of public discussion and exerting an important influence on the development of modern English-language drama.