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Description: ISBN 1599869209 / Author: George Bernard Shaw / Genre: Drama / Poetry / Criticism / Arms and the Man is a comedy written by George ... more
Arms and the Man - George Bernard Shaw ... Bernard Shaw, and was first produced in 1894 and published in 1898, and has become on the the most popular plays of George Bernard Shaw. Like his other works, Arms and the Man questions conventional values and uses war and love as his satirical targets. This edition of Arms and the Man is in the form of a paperback book.

Newest Review: ... Bluntschli visits the Petkoff to return the coat that was given him by Raina and her mother previously. Raina's mother, ... more

 ... Catherine tries to make him go quickly, yet he is seen and welcomed by Raina's father and fiancé whom he was acquainted with previously. He helps them with some plans, and then more happy events ensue... it's a comedy. People are mostly enchanted with the heroism of men of war; Shaw wants to disillusion them. Whereas Sergius won a battle with the Serbians through a rash and stupid plan that only succeeded because the Serbians were deceived and sent the wrong cartridges, Bluntschli showed Raina a true picture of war ...more

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Premium Review Arms and the Man - George Bernard Shaw: BLUNT(schli) and SER(g)IUS (729 words)
by - written on 20/01/08 (Very useful, 98 readings)
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Arms and the Man (1894) By George Bernard Shaw A play in three acts This early work is probably not one of the most famous plays written by George Bernard Shaw, yet it gives a clear idea of his style and humour. During the Serbo-Bulgarian War (1885-6), a professional Swiss soldier who fights on the Serbian side climbs the water-pipe and enters the bedroom of a Bulgarian young woman called Raina. This lady's fiancé, Sergius, is an officer and her father is a major and they both fight in the war. Still, she takes pity on the soldier whose main concern seems to be to eat some chocolate and get some sleep. In the second act of the play, Major ...  Read the complete review

 

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