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Crimes and Punishments and Bernard Shaw

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  • © 2017

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Authors:
  1. Bernard F. Dukore

    1. Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, USA

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  • Represents the first book-length study of Shaw in relation to crime and punishment
  • Looks to Shaw's non-dramatic writings, speeches and actions in addition to his plays
  • Holds appeal for scholars of Victorian and twentieth-century history and politics, in addition to theatre and literature scholars
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Bernard Shaw and His Contemporaries (BSC)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. To Begin With

    • Bernard F. Dukore
    Pages 1-10

  3. The Fundamental Crimes

    • Bernard F. Dukore
    Pages 11-17

  4. Crimes Past, Crimes Present

    • Bernard F. Dukore
    Pages 19-34

  5. Treason

    • Bernard F. Dukore
    Pages 35-52

  6. The Malleability of the Law

    • Bernard F. Dukore
    Pages 53-68

  7. The Law and the Innocent

    • Bernard F. Dukore
    Pages 69-80

  8. Crimes and the Professional Writer

    • Bernard F. Dukore
    Pages 81-100

  9. Women, Crime, and Punishment

    • Bernard F. Dukore
    Pages 101-156

  10. Corporal Punishment and Worse

    • Bernard F. Dukore
    Pages 157-220

  11. Crimes, Punishments, and Bernard Shaw

    • Bernard F. Dukore
    Pages 221-232

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 233-243
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About this book

This book analyzes the interaction of crimes, punishments, and Bernard Shaw in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It explores crimes committed by professional criminals, nonprofessional criminals, businessmen, believers in a cause, the police, the Government, and prison officials. It examines punishments decreed by judges, juries, colonial governors, commissars, and administered by the police, prison warders, and prison doctors. It charts Shaw's view of crimes and punishments in dramatic writings, non-dramatic writings, and his actions in real life. This book presents him in the context of his contemporaries and his world, inviting readers to view crimes and punishments in their context, history, and relevance to his ideas in and outside his plays, plus the relevance of his ideas to crimes and punishments in life.

Reviews

“A compelling, almost addictive read, it becomes progressively more gruesome, as Dukore progresses through the seamy side of life and society with relentless moral determination.” (Anne wright, The Shavian, Vol. 14 (1), 2018)​

“The purpose of Crimes and Punishments and Bernard Shaw was to provide ‘gateways’ that will ‘permit the reader to encounter [Shaw’s] drama and ideas in a fresh context.’ It has superbly fulfilled that purpose and will likely stand as the definitive treatment of this important topic.” (Michel Pharand, SHAW The Journal of Bernard Shaw Studies, Vol. 358 (02), 2018)



“Impressive on both the levels of the very informative historical account of crimes and punishments and of Shaw’s relationship to all this from the opening chapter to the Grand Finale of Chapter 10...This is a very learned, up to date scholarly work. It competes well with the best scholarship on Shaw, is a very useful survey of crime and punishment over the centuries, and its bringing Shaw to a timely trial at the conclusion is masterfully if surprisingly done, leaving crucial questions to be asked and answered by each reader.” (Richard Dietrich, English Literature in Transition, 1880-1920 (Volume 62, Number 4, 2019 2019)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, USA

    Bernard F. Dukore

About the author

Bernard F. Dukore is University Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Theatre Arts and Humanities at Virginia Tech, USA. He has directed plays and written numerous books and articles on modern drama, theatre, and cinema. His most recent books are Bernard Shaw: Slaves of Duty and Tricks of the Governing Class (2012) and Shaw’s Theater (2000).

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