Man and Superman Paperback – January 1, 2007

GB Shaw has a large body of plays that pushed the boundaries of his day and yet still has fantastic relevance today. Driven by Shaw's endless wordplay, wit and imagination, this play is the capstone of his works.

If you want to review great classics, this has to be a choice for you, Shaw has an incredible and elegant (with a touch of wonderful sarcasm) sense of humor, but within this he puts serious critics about the human condition. even though its free, the edition could be better in terms of design and some spelling glitches. but its quite readable.

I read this play after enjoying Pygmalion. Shaw creates a female lead who uses her femininity and supposed delicacy/cluelessness to manipulate those around her, ultimately trapping the Don Juan-esque male lead into marrying her despite his objections to the institution. Although she pretends to be helpless, she actually controls the situation, so I think this counts as a feminist work, although I'm confused about what his ultimate message is. I'm also not sure how the whole philosophy of the life-force, superman thing fits in, but I haven't read much philosophy, and I enjoyed the play regardless. Like all of Shaw's stuff, the play contains social commentary, humor, and wit.

G. B. Shaw is among the best literary geniuses of all time and his work Man and Superman is evidence of his writing taken to and prowess. I highly recommend this literary work to anyone of culture and education.

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The end is predicatable, of course. Still, Shaw's sense of humor is brillant!

Love it, on my shelf. I read the Devil's monologues when I have had enough of people.

Great first experience reading Shaw! He's such a witty writer that I bought "Pygmalion" in the middle of reading this.

I have been thrilled by the plays of GBS for for than 60 years. This was bought and read by my wife and I as a preparation for the National Theatre's broadcast of the theatre production to local cinemas. It is a variation of the battle of the sexes.John Tanner with all the arguments thinks that he has overcome Anne. But she wins in the end.

Shaw was a brilliant playwright and genuinely funny BUT this book advocates eugenics as a good thing. The roots of socialist ideas of 'perfected' human breeding are laid out in full view. Very anti-marriage.

All good. Thank you.

Thanks.

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