Not Bloody Likely!: And Other Quotations from Bernard Shaw by Bernard Dukore (En

Description: Not Bloody Likely! by Bernard Dukore Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description This collection presents the best of George Bernard Shaws witticisms and other turns-of-phrase. It surveys Shaws passion for politics, the arts, and life in general. Publisher Description "When a thing is funny, search it for a hidden truth", Bernard Shaw wrote. Through a long and brilliant career as a playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist, among other roles, his ability to reveal lifes truth through humour estabished him as one of the most quoted writers in the English language. "Not Bloody Likely" is a wonderful collection of the best of the playwrights witicisms and other turns-of-phrase, in which Bernard Shaw often unmasks the truth with humour and style. "All genuinely intellectual work is humorous", he wrote in 1892; "The real joke is that I am in earnest", he told an interviewer in 1896. "The truth is sometimes the funniest joke in the world", he noted in 1946, "until it is thoroughly found out". Here are Shaws remarks on colonialism ("A conquered nation is like a man with cancer: he can think of nothing else"), morals ("The nations morals are like its teeth: the more decayed they are the more it hurts to touch them"), government ("A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul"), and vegetariansim ("A mind the calibre of mine cannot derive its nutriment from cows"). Bernard F.Dukores introduction surveys Bernard Shaws passion for politics, the arts, and life in general. No one can turn the pages of this book without appreciating Shaws love of language and the truth, his unique flair for self-expression. Author Biography Bernard F. Dukore is University Distinguished Professor TheaBernard F. Dukore is University Distinguished Professor Theatre Arts and Humanities, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and tre Arts and Humanities, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He has written extensively on drama and thState University. He has written extensively on drama and theatre, and particularly on Bernard Shaw, and was editor of Teatre, and particularly on Bernard Shaw, and was editor of The Drama Observed in four volumes (1993). he Drama Observed in four volumes (1993). Details ISBN 0231104782 ISBN-13 9780231104784 Title Not Bloody Likely! Author Bernard Dukore Format Hardcover Year 1997 Pages 224 Publisher Columbia University Press GE_Item_ID:143105940; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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