Nov 21, 2008

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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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