Sheds light on a heretofore almost completely unsuspected aspect of Shaw s playwriting methods. Peter Gahan, author of Shaw Shadows: Rereading the Texts of Bernard Shaw

Stafford analyzes with acuity the heretofore unexplored leitmotifs of gardens and libraries that form a rich subtext in nine important plays. Michel Pharand, author of Bernard Shaw and the French

The author s enthusiasm for Shaw and in-depth knowledge of his works shine out. Stafford not only shows the surprising frequency of gardens and libraries as settings in Shaw s plays, but he uses the...