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Will spark lively debate regarding two aspects of Shaw s life and work which will always remain topical: the sterling complexity of his female characters and his struggle to be a feminist both on stage and off. Irish University Review

A much-welcomed volume that considers the always-complex Shaw and his favorite topic, women--literal and fictional--from multiple perspectives. --SHAW Endeavours to negotiate the tension between current feminist perspectives and history. . . . Provides nuanced readings of dramatic, biographical, and historical topics to confirm that Shaw studies has yet to exhaust this rich area of research. --Modern Drama A timely and valuable book. --Upstage Focus[es] on the ways in which Shaw's dramaturgy, real-life involvement with female contemporaries, and enduring legacy for feminist studies anticipate, challenge, and revise our own vexed notions of gender, writing, and power. --Women's Studies The diverse, frequently strong perspectives on offer . . . will hopefully inspire further engagement with the Fabian feminist. --Theatre Journal Will spark lively debate regarding two aspects of Shaw's life and work which will always remain topical: the sterling complexity of his female characters and his struggle to be a feminist both on stage and off. --Irish University Review

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D. A. Hadfield is lecturer in English at the University of Waterloo. She is the author of Re: Producing Women’s Dramatic History: The Politics of Playing in Toronto. Jean Reynolds is professor emerita of English at Polk State College. She has written five books, including Pygmalion’s Wordplay: The Postmodern Shaw.

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