This book reveals the genuity of Shaws totalitarianism by looking at his material - articles; speeches; letters; etc but is especially concerned with analyzing the utopian desire that runs through so many of Shaws plays; looking at his political and eugenic utopianism as expressed in his drama and comparing this to his political totalitarianism.
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48 of 51 people found the following review helpful. Dont BUY THIS BOOKBy Catherine ValentineI have several things to say about this. Charles Dickens is an excellent writer; but I ordered this for English class; and I could not use it. It says unabridged on the cover; but it is different from the original version. Also; there are supposed to be 5 chapters; but the publisher split them up incorrectly into just 3. The quality is bad; and the pages are to big. This is not worth $6. It comes with a free audiobook; which is the correct version of the book. So the only reason to buy this is for the audiobook. Also; this is a crime of false advertisement. It said clearly on the cover UNABRIDGED but it is not unabridged! I would not recommend this to anyone.25 of 27 people found the following review helpful. A Great Story EnhancedBy Lillian Ammann (Lillie)Ive read several derivatives (one with Jane Austen characters and voice; another the original Christmas story with the innkeeper as Scrooge) this year; so I decided it might be time to re-read the original. This was an interesting edition to read because it included a bio of Dickens and the context of the book in the time period. It also included reviews throughout history since the story was first written. Amazing the differences in reviewers reactions--ranging from a reviewer from Dickens own time who predicted the story would still be read a hundred years later to a modern reviewer who cant understand why anyone would ever read such a sappy; sentimental story. Some saw Scrooges transformation as a religious redemption; others saw nothing of the birth of Jesus in the story.5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Not really an annotated editionBy CassandraThis is not an annotated edition in the way readers might expect. It is simply the text with some biographical information at the end. If you are expecting explanatory notes about details in the text; this is not for you.