Introduction: Bernard Shaw and St. John Hankin
摘要
There is a long tradition of excellent scholarship devoted to Bernard ShawShaw, Bernard’sShaw, Bernard relationship to his theatrical progenitors (primarily William ShakespeareShakespeare, William, Henrik IbsenIbsen, Henrik, and nineteenth-century forms of drama), seasoned by analyses of his takeaways from more contemporary plays and playwrights including (among others) Anton ChekhovChekhov, Anton, Harley Granville BarkerBarker, Harley Granville, Oscar WildeWilde, Oscar, John Millington SyngeSynge, John Millington, and Arthur Wing PineroPinero, Arthur Wing.