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- Author: George Bernard Shaw
- First Published: 1921
- Type of Work: Drama
- Type of Plot: Fantasy
- Time of Work: From the beginning of time to 31,920 c.e.
- Genres: Drama, Problem play
- Subjects: Creation myth, Future, 1920’s, Bible, biblical imagery, or biblical symbolism, Biblical times, Heroes or heroism, Life, philosophy of, Evolution
- Locales: London, England, Eden
Places Discussed
Garden of Eden. Playground of the biblical Adam and Eve, whose petty quarrels are interrupted by a gigantic and gloriously colored serpent.
Oasis. Location in Mesopotamia where, a few centuries after leaving Eden, Adam and Eve are confronted by their son Cain’s adolescent rebellion.
*London. Capital city of Great Britain, where, after the end of the Great War, in a house overlooking Hampstead Heath, the Brothers Barnabas conceive a scheme of Creative Evolution to recover the longevity of Adam and Eve. They attempt, unsuccessfully, to interest...
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George Bernard Shaw (Censorship--Ready Reference series)George Bernard Shaw (Cyclopedia of World Authors)George Bernard Shaw (Dictionary of World Biography)George Bernard Shaw (Drama)
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