Misalliance

George Bernard Shaw

Sinopsis

“Misalliance” is a play by George Bernard Shaw, an Irish playwright who became the leading dramatist of his generation, and in 1925 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Misalliance is a play written by George Bernard Shaw. The play takes place entirely on a single Saturday afternoon in the conservatory of a large country house in Hindhead, Surrey in Edwardian era England.
It is a continuation of some of the ideas on marriage that he expressed in his play, Getting Married. It was also a continuation of some of his other ideas on Socialism or physical fitness.

Disponible desde: 07/01/2022.

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