false 553823 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175742410m/553823.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175742410s/553823.jpg The English Patient, Schindler's List) but not be able to see him! And hear him one does in his role as Jack Tanner, the antihero of Shaw's 1905 classic drama Man and Superman. Fiennes is a veritable mouthpiece--and a frequently sarcastic one at that--for the burning issues on Shaw's philosophical and social laundry list: the state of the English working class, the arms race, women's rights, unwed mothers, the evils of industry and capitalism, and English morality in general. The seriousness of the discussions is tempered by delightful Shavian wit ("There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart's desire. The other is to gain it."), which prevents the dialogue from collapsing under its own weight, although it does teeter at times. The four-act play, directed by the esteemed Peter Hall for BBC Radio, begins in the English countryside and ends in the mountains of Spain after a curious detour to Hell, where, in act 3, the famous dream sequence unfolds and the main characters take on such roles as Don Juan and the Devil to further hash out the meaning of existence, the definition of life force, and the power of the female sex. This is a spirited production of Shaw's imperfect but intellectually challenging work. (Running time: 225 min; four cassettes)]]> 364284 28 376394 1905 Man and Superman (Penguin Classics) total:540|5:178|4:195|3:119|2:38|1:10| 540 2113 759 44 5217 3.75 8020 475 63675432 1857158 364284 0140437886 9780140437881 33 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174126479m/364284.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174126479s/364284.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/364284.Man_and_Superman 3.91 486 The English Patient, Schindler's List) but not be able to see him! And hear him one does in his role as Jack Tanner, the antihero of Shaw's 1905 classic drama Man and Superman. Fiennes is a veritable mouthpiece--and a frequently sarcastic one at that--for the burning issues on Shaw's philosophical and social laundry list: the state of the English working class, the arms race, women's rights, unwed mothers, the evils of industry and capitalism, and English morality in general. The seriousness of the discussions is tempered by delightful Shavian wit ("There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart's desire. The other is to gain it."), which prevents the dialogue from collapsing under its own weight, although it does teeter at times. The four-act play, directed by the esteemed Peter Hall for BBC Radio, begins in the English countryside and ends in the mountains of Spain after a curious detour to Hell, where, in act 3, the famous dream sequence unfolds and the main characters take on such roles as Don Juan and the Devil to further hash out the meaning of existence, the definition of life force, and the power of the female sex. This is a spirited production of Shaw's imperfect but intellectually challenging work. (Running time: 225 min; four cassettes)]]> 1905 5 0 false Wed Jul 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 21:00:49 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 21:07:16 -0700 2009 more...]]> 45812514 1945082 364284 0140437886 9780140437881 33 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174126479m/364284.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174126479s/364284.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/364284.Man_and_Superman 3.91 540 The English Patient, Schindler's List) but not be able to see him! And hear him one does in his role as Jack Tanner, the antihero of Shaw's 1905 classic drama Man and Superman. Fiennes is a veritable mouthpiece--and a frequently sarcastic one at that--for the burning issues on Shaw's philosophical and social laundry list: the state of the English working class, the arms race, women's rights, unwed mothers, the evils of industry and capitalism, and English morality in general. The seriousness of the discussions is tempered by delightful Shavian wit ("There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart's desire. The other is to gain it."), which prevents the dialogue from collapsing under its own weight, although it does teeter at times. The four-act play, directed by the esteemed Peter Hall for BBC Radio, begins in the English countryside and ends in the mountains of Spain after a curious detour to Hell, where, in act 3, the famous dream sequence unfolds and the main characters take on such roles as Don Juan and the Devil to further hash out the meaning of existence, the definition of life force, and the power of the female sex. This is a spirited production of Shaw's imperfect but intellectually challenging work. (Running time: 225 min; four cassettes)]]> 1905 2 0 false Wed Feb 11 07:08:09 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 06:04:28 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 11 07:08:09 -0800 2009
The play's (and following handbook's) major drawback is that Shaw appears to have no concept of a society which respects ...more...]]> 73949141 544978 364284 0140437886 9780140437881 33 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174126479m/364284.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174126479s/364284.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/364284.Man_and_Superman 3.91 540 The English Patient, Schindler's List) but not be able to see him! And hear him one does in his role as Jack Tanner, the antihero of Shaw's 1905 classic drama Man and Superman. Fiennes is a veritable mouthpiece--and a frequently sarcastic one at that--for the burning issues on Shaw's philosophical and social laundry list: the state of the English working class, the arms race, women's rights, unwed mothers, the evils of industry and capitalism, and English morality in general. The seriousness of the discussions is tempered by delightful Shavian wit ("There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart's desire. The other is to gain it."), which prevents the dialogue from collapsing under its own weight, although it does teeter at times. The four-act play, directed by the esteemed Peter Hall for BBC Radio, begins in the English countryside and ends in the mountains of Spain after a curious detour to Hell, where, in act 3, the famous dream sequence unfolds and the main characters take on such roles as Don Juan and the Devil to further hash out the meaning of existence, the definition of life force, and the power of the female sex. This is a spirited production of Shaw's imperfect but intellectually challenging work. (Running time: 225 min; four cassettes)]]> 1905 4 0 false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 09 04:06:02 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 09 04:12:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 29272909 1319752 364284 0140437886 9780140437881 33 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174126479m/364284.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174126479s/364284.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/364284.Man_and_Superman 3.91 540 The English Patient, Schindler's List) but not be able to see him! And hear him one does in his role as Jack Tanner, the antihero of Shaw's 1905 classic drama Man and Superman. Fiennes is a veritable mouthpiece--and a frequently sarcastic one at that--for the burning issues on Shaw's philosophical and social laundry list: the state of the English working class, the arms race, women's rights, unwed mothers, the evils of industry and capitalism, and English morality in general. The seriousness of the discussions is tempered by delightful Shavian wit ("There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart's desire. The other is to gain it."), which prevents the dialogue from collapsing under its own weight, although it does teeter at times. The four-act play, directed by the esteemed Peter Hall for BBC Radio, begins in the English countryside and ends in the mountains of Spain after a curious detour to Hell, where, in act 3, the famous dream sequence unfolds and the main characters take on such roles as Don Juan and the Devil to further hash out the meaning of existence, the definition of life force, and the power of the female sex. This is a spirited production of Shaw's imperfect but intellectually challenging work. (Running time: 225 min; four cassettes)]]> 1905 3 0 false Tue Oct 07 11:58:57 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 04 19:58:48 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 07 11:58:57 -0700 2008 more...]]> 7996005 379958 553823 0553479237 9780553479232 2 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175742410m/553823.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175742410s/553823.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/553823.Man_and_Superman 5.00 2 The English Patient, Schindler's List) but not be able to see him! And hear him one does in his role as Jack Tanner, the antihero of Shaw's 1905 classic drama Man and Superman. Fiennes is a veritable mouthpiece--and a frequently sarcastic one at that--for the burning issues on Shaw's philosophical and social laundry list: the state of the English working class, the arms race, women's rights, unwed mothers, the evils of industry and capitalism, and English morality in general. The seriousness of the discussions is tempered by delightful Shavian wit ("There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart's desire. The other is to gain it."), which prevents the dialogue from collapsing under its own weight, although it does teeter at times. The four-act play, directed by the esteemed Peter Hall for BBC Radio, begins in the English countryside and ends in the mountains of Spain after a curious detour to Hell, where, in act 3, the famous dream sequence unfolds and the main characters take on such roles as Don Juan and the Devil to further hash out the meaning of existence, the definition of life force, and the power of the female sex. This is a spirited production of Shaw's imperfect but intellectually challenging work. (Running time: 225 min; four cassettes)]]> 1905 5 0 false Sat Oct 20 15:50:06 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 21 13:51:04 -0700 2007 more...]]> 48377861 1809919 553823 0553479237 9780553479232 2 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175742410m/553823.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175742410s/553823.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/553823.Man_and_Superman 3.91 540 The English Patient, Schindler's List) but not be able to see him! And hear him one does in his role as Jack Tanner, the antihero of Shaw's 1905 classic drama Man and Superman. Fiennes is a veritable mouthpiece--and a frequently sarcastic one at that--for the burning issues on Shaw's philosophical and social laundry list: the state of the English working class, the arms race, women's rights, unwed mothers, the evils of industry and capitalism, and English morality in general. The seriousness of the discussions is tempered by delightful Shavian wit ("There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart's desire. The other is to gain it."), which prevents the dialogue from collapsing under its own weight, although it does teeter at times. The four-act play, directed by the esteemed Peter Hall for BBC Radio, begins in the English countryside and ends in the mountains of Spain after a curious detour to Hell, where, in act 3, the famous dream sequence unfolds and the main characters take on such roles as Don Juan and the Devil to further hash out the meaning of existence, the definition of life force, and the power of the female sex. This is a spirited production of Shaw's imperfect but intellectually challenging work. (Running time: 225 min; four cassettes)]]> 1905 5 0 false Thu Mar 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 19:28:32 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 19:49:10 -0800 2009 5+ more...]]> 56530923 896357 364284 0140437886 9780140437881 33 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174126479m/364284.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174126479s/364284.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/364284.Man_and_Superman 3.91 540 The English Patient, Schindler's List) but not be able to see him! And hear him one does in his role as Jack Tanner, the antihero of Shaw's 1905 classic drama Man and Superman. Fiennes is a veritable mouthpiece--and a frequently sarcastic one at that--for the burning issues on Shaw's philosophical and social laundry list: the state of the English working class, the arms race, women's rights, unwed mothers, the evils of industry and capitalism, and English morality in general. The seriousness of the discussions is tempered by delightful Shavian wit ("There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart's desire. The other is to gain it."), which prevents the dialogue from collapsing under its own weight, although it does teeter at times. The four-act play, directed by the esteemed Peter Hall for BBC Radio, begins in the English countryside and ends in the mountains of Spain after a curious detour to Hell, where, in act 3, the famous dream sequence unfolds and the main characters take on such roles as Don Juan and the Devil to further hash out the meaning of existence, the definition of life force, and the power of the female sex. This is a spirited production of Shaw's imperfect but intellectually challenging work. 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One is to lose your heart's desire. The other is to gain it."), which prevents the dialogue from collapsing under its own weight, although it does teeter at times. The four-act play, directed by the esteemed Peter Hall for BBC Radio, begins in the English countryside and ends in the mountains of Spain after a curious detour to Hell, where, in act 3, the famous dream sequence unfolds and the main characters take on such roles as Don Juan and the Devil to further hash out the meaning of existence, the definition of life force, and the power of the female sex. This is a spirited production of Shaw's imperfect but intellectually challenging work. (Running time: 225 min; four cassettes)]]> 1905 2 0 false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 15:03:26 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 18 15:32:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 51920525 2183931 364284 0140437886 9780140437881 33 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174126479m/364284.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174126479s/364284.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/364284.Man_and_Superman 3.91 540 The English Patient, Schindler's List) but not be able to see him! And hear him one does in his role as Jack Tanner, the antihero of Shaw's 1905 classic drama Man and Superman. Fiennes is a veritable mouthpiece--and a frequently sarcastic one at that--for the burning issues on Shaw's philosophical and social laundry list: the state of the English working class, the arms race, women's rights, unwed mothers, the evils of industry and capitalism, and English morality in general. The seriousness of the discussions is tempered by delightful Shavian wit ("There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart's desire. The other is to gain it."), which prevents the dialogue from collapsing under its own weight, although it does teeter at times. The four-act play, directed by the esteemed Peter Hall for BBC Radio, begins in the English countryside and ends in the mountains of Spain after a curious detour to Hell, where, in act 3, the famous dream sequence unfolds and the main characters take on such roles as Don Juan and the Devil to further hash out the meaning of existence, the definition of life force, and the power of the female sex. This is a spirited production of Shaw's imperfect but intellectually challenging work. (Running time: 225 min; four cassettes)]]> 1905 5 0 false Wed Apr 08 06:37:37 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 08 06:37:37 -0700 2009 67390047 2578162 1309049 014045019X 9780140450194 2 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182662307m/1309049.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182662307s/1309049.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1309049.Man_and_Superman_A_Comedy_and_a_Philosophy 3.90 10 The English Patient, Schindler's List) but not be able to see him! And hear him one does in his role as Jack Tanner, the antihero of Shaw's 1905 classic drama Man and Superman. Fiennes is a veritable mouthpiece--and a frequently sarcastic one at that--for the burning issues on Shaw's philosophical and social laundry list: the state of the English working class, the arms race, women's rights, unwed mothers, the evils of industry and capitalism, and English morality in general. The seriousness of the discussions is tempered by delightful Shavian wit ("There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart's desire. The other is to gain it."), which prevents the dialogue from collapsing under its own weight, although it does teeter at times. The four-act play, directed by the esteemed Peter Hall for BBC Radio, begins in the English countryside and ends in the mountains of Spain after a curious detour to Hell, where, in act 3, the famous dream sequence unfolds and the main characters take on such roles as Don Juan and the Devil to further hash out the meaning of existence, the definition of life force, and the power of the female sex. This is a spirited production of Shaw's imperfect but intellectually challenging work. (Running time: 225 min; four cassettes)]]> 1905 3 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Aug 14 11:00:26 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 11:01:23 -0700 2009 1 64478552 2535170 364284 0140437886 9780140437881 33 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174126479m/364284.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174126479s/364284.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/364284.Man_and_Superman 3.91 540 The English Patient, Schindler's List) but not be able to see him! And hear him one does in his role as Jack Tanner, the antihero of Shaw's 1905 classic drama Man and Superman. Fiennes is a veritable mouthpiece--and a frequently sarcastic one at that--for the burning issues on Shaw's philosophical and social laundry list: the state of the English working class, the arms race, women's rights, unwed mothers, the evils of industry and capitalism, and English morality in general. The seriousness of the discussions is tempered by delightful Shavian wit ("There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart's desire. The other is to gain it."), which prevents the dialogue from collapsing under its own weight, although it does teeter at times. The four-act play, directed by the esteemed Peter Hall for BBC Radio, begins in the English countryside and ends in the mountains of Spain after a curious detour to Hell, where, in act 3, the famous dream sequence unfolds and the main characters take on such roles as Don Juan and the Devil to further hash out the meaning of existence, the definition of life force, and the power of the female sex. This is a spirited production of Shaw's imperfect but intellectually challenging work. (Running time: 225 min; four cassettes)]]> 1905 4 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jul 21 23:31:34 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 23:34:15 -0700 2009 41284552 644732 364284 0140437886 9780140437881 33 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174126479m/364284.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174126479s/364284.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/364284.Man_and_Superman 3.91 540 The English Patient, Schindler's List) but not be able to see him! And hear him one does in his role as Jack Tanner, the antihero of Shaw's 1905 classic drama Man and Superman. Fiennes is a veritable mouthpiece--and a frequently sarcastic one at that--for the burning issues on Shaw's philosophical and social laundry list: the state of the English working class, the arms race, women's rights, unwed mothers, the evils of industry and capitalism, and English morality in general. The seriousness of the discussions is tempered by delightful Shavian wit ("There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart's desire. The other is to gain it."), which prevents the dialogue from collapsing under its own weight, although it does teeter at times. The four-act play, directed by the esteemed Peter Hall for BBC Radio, begins in the English countryside and ends in the mountains of Spain after a curious detour to Hell, where, in act 3, the famous dream sequence unfolds and the main characters take on such roles as Don Juan and the Devil to further hash out the meaning of existence, the definition of life force, and the power of the female sex. This is a spirited production of Shaw's imperfect but intellectually challenging work. (Running time: 225 min; four cassettes)]]> 1905 4 0 false Tue Dec 30 08:49:02 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 30 09:42:54 -0800 2008 60334290 1196481 364284 0140437886 9780140437881 33 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174126479m/364284.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174126479s/364284.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/364284.Man_and_Superman 3.91 540 The English Patient, Schindler's List) but not be able to see him! And hear him one does in his role as Jack Tanner, the antihero of Shaw's 1905 classic drama Man and Superman. Fiennes is a veritable mouthpiece--and a frequently sarcastic one at that--for the burning issues on Shaw's philosophical and social laundry list: the state of the English working class, the arms race, women's rights, unwed mothers, the evils of industry and capitalism, and English morality in general. The seriousness of the discussions is tempered by delightful Shavian wit ("There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart's desire. The other is to gain it."), which prevents the dialogue from collapsing under its own weight, although it does teeter at times. The four-act play, directed by the esteemed Peter Hall for BBC Radio, begins in the English countryside and ends in the mountains of Spain after a curious detour to Hell, where, in act 3, the famous dream sequence unfolds and the main characters take on such roles as Don Juan and the Devil to further hash out the meaning of existence, the definition of life force, and the power of the female sex. This is a spirited production of Shaw's imperfect but intellectually challenging work. (Running time: 225 min; four cassettes)]]> 1905 4 0 false Fri Jun 19 14:31:15 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 14:46:27 -0700 2009 43130690 1913739 364284 0140437886 9780140437881 33 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174126479m/364284.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174126479s/364284.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/364284.Man_and_Superman 3.91 540 The English Patient, Schindler's List) but not be able to see him! And hear him one does in his role as Jack Tanner, the antihero of Shaw's 1905 classic drama Man and Superman. Fiennes is a veritable mouthpiece--and a frequently sarcastic one at that--for the burning issues on Shaw's philosophical and social laundry list: the state of the English working class, the arms race, women's rights, unwed mothers, the evils of industry and capitalism, and English morality in general. The seriousness of the discussions is tempered by delightful Shavian wit ("There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart's desire. The other is to gain it."), which prevents the dialogue from collapsing under its own weight, although it does teeter at times. The four-act play, directed by the esteemed Peter Hall for BBC Radio, begins in the English countryside and ends in the mountains of Spain after a curious detour to Hell, where, in act 3, the famous dream sequence unfolds and the main characters take on such roles as Don Juan and the Devil to further hash out the meaning of existence, the definition of life force, and the power of the female sex. This is a spirited production of Shaw's imperfect but intellectually challenging work. (Running time: 225 min; four cassettes)]]> 1905 0 0 false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1992 Thu Jan 15 10:02:26 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 10:03:04 -0800 2009
Sad thing is, I can't recall anything about it.]]> 51159753 1395876 364284 0140437886 9780140437881 33 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174126479m/364284.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174126479s/364284.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/364284.Man_and_Superman 3.91 540 The English Patient, Schindler's List) but not be able to see him! And hear him one does in his role as Jack Tanner, the antihero of Shaw's 1905 classic drama Man and Superman. Fiennes is a veritable mouthpiece--and a frequently sarcastic one at that--for the burning issues on Shaw's philosophical and social laundry list: the state of the English working class, the arms race, women's rights, unwed mothers, the evils of industry and capitalism, and English morality in general. The seriousness of the discussions is tempered by delightful Shavian wit ("There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart's desire. The other is to gain it."), which prevents the dialogue from collapsing under its own weight, although it does teeter at times. The four-act play, directed by the esteemed Peter Hall for BBC Radio, begins in the English countryside and ends in the mountains of Spain after a curious detour to Hell, where, in act 3, the famous dream sequence unfolds and the main characters take on such roles as Don Juan and the Devil to further hash out the meaning of existence, the definition of life force, and the power of the female sex. This is a spirited production of Shaw's imperfect but intellectually challenging work. (Running time: 225 min; four cassettes)]]> 1905 5 0 false Sun Apr 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 11:34:29 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 07:12:17 -0700 2009 62967561 2313870 437410 1406805270 9781406805277 6 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174766779m/437410.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174766779s/437410.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/437410.Man_And_Superman 3.86 36 The English Patient, Schindler's List) but not be able to see him! And hear him one does in his role as Jack Tanner, the antihero of Shaw's 1905 classic drama Man and Superman. Fiennes is a veritable mouthpiece--and a frequently sarcastic one at that--for the burning issues on Shaw's philosophical and social laundry list: the state of the English working class, the arms race, women's rights, unwed mothers, the evils of industry and capitalism, and English morality in general. The seriousness of the discussions is tempered by delightful Shavian wit ("There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart's desire. The other is to gain it."), which prevents the dialogue from collapsing under its own weight, although it does teeter at times. The four-act play, directed by the esteemed Peter Hall for BBC Radio, begins in the English countryside and ends in the mountains of Spain after a curious detour to Hell, where, in act 3, the famous dream sequence unfolds and the main characters take on such roles as Don Juan and the Devil to further hash out the meaning of existence, the definition of life force, and the power of the female sex. This is a spirited production of Shaw's imperfect but intellectually challenging work. (Running time: 225 min; four cassettes)]]> 1905 5 0 false Tue Jul 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 16:38:42 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 13:00:29 -0700 2009
Fabulous.]]> 75746420 2834635 364284 0140437886 9780140437881 33 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174126479m/364284.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174126479s/364284.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/364284.Man_and_Superman 3.91 540 The English Patient, Schindler's List) but not be able to see him! And hear him one does in his role as Jack Tanner, the antihero of Shaw's 1905 classic drama Man and Superman. Fiennes is a veritable mouthpiece--and a frequently sarcastic one at that--for the burning issues on Shaw's philosophical and social laundry list: the state of the English working class, the arms race, women's rights, unwed mothers, the evils of industry and capitalism, and English morality in general. The seriousness of the discussions is tempered by delightful Shavian wit ("There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart's desire. The other is to gain it."), which prevents the dialogue from collapsing under its own weight, although it does teeter at times. The four-act play, directed by the esteemed Peter Hall for BBC Radio, begins in the English countryside and ends in the mountains of Spain after a curious detour to Hell, where, in act 3, the famous dream sequence unfolds and the main characters take on such roles as Don Juan and the Devil to further hash out the meaning of existence, the definition of life force, and the power of the female sex. This is a spirited production of Shaw's imperfect but intellectually challenging work. (Running time: 225 min; four cassettes)]]> 1905 4 0 false Mon Oct 26 00:07:37 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 00:10:27 -0700 2009 81461595 808339 1309049 014045019X 9780140450194 2 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182662307m/1309049.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182662307s/1309049.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1309049.Man_and_Superman_A_Comedy_and_a_Philosophy 3.91 540 The English Patient, Schindler's List) but not be able to see him! And hear him one does in his role as Jack Tanner, the antihero of Shaw's 1905 classic drama Man and Superman. Fiennes is a veritable mouthpiece--and a frequently sarcastic one at that--for the burning issues on Shaw's philosophical and social laundry list: the state of the English working class, the arms race, women's rights, unwed mothers, the evils of industry and capitalism, and English morality in general. The seriousness of the discussions is tempered by delightful Shavian wit ("There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart's desire. The other is to gain it."), which prevents the dialogue from collapsing under its own weight, although it does teeter at times. The four-act play, directed by the esteemed Peter Hall for BBC Radio, begins in the English countryside and ends in the mountains of Spain after a curious detour to Hell, where, in act 3, the famous dream sequence unfolds and the main characters take on such roles as Don Juan and the Devil to further hash out the meaning of existence, the definition of life force, and the power of the female sex. This is a spirited production of Shaw's imperfect but intellectually challenging work. (Running time: 225 min; four cassettes)]]> 1905 0 0 false Sat Dec 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Dec 18 23:50:36 -0800 2009 Sat Dec 19 01:35:53 -0800 2009 15807343 154858 437410 1406805270 9781406805277 6 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174766779m/437410.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174766779s/437410.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/437410.Man_And_Superman 3.91 540 The English Patient, Schindler's List) but not be able to see him! And hear him one does in his role as Jack Tanner, the antihero of Shaw's 1905 classic drama Man and Superman. Fiennes is a veritable mouthpiece--and a frequently sarcastic one at that--for the burning issues on Shaw's philosophical and social laundry list: the state of the English working class, the arms race, women's rights, unwed mothers, the evils of industry and capitalism, and English morality in general. The seriousness of the discussions is tempered by delightful Shavian wit ("There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart's desire. The other is to gain it."), which prevents the dialogue from collapsing under its own weight, although it does teeter at times. The four-act play, directed by the esteemed Peter Hall for BBC Radio, begins in the English countryside and ends in the mountains of Spain after a curious detour to Hell, where, in act 3, the famous dream sequence unfolds and the main characters take on such roles as Don Juan and the Devil to further hash out the meaning of existence, the definition of life force, and the power of the female sex. This is a spirited production of Shaw's imperfect but intellectually challenging work. (Running time: 225 min; four cassettes)]]> 1905 4 0 false Fri Feb 29 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 19 11:19:48 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 03 06:59:35 -0800 2008 more...]]> 36809500 1617748 364284 0140437886 9780140437881 33 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174126479m/364284.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174126479s/364284.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/364284.Man_and_Superman 3.91 540 The English Patient, Schindler's List) but not be able to see him! And hear him one does in his role as Jack Tanner, the antihero of Shaw's 1905 classic drama Man and Superman. Fiennes is a veritable mouthpiece--and a frequently sarcastic one at that--for the burning issues on Shaw's philosophical and social laundry list: the state of the English working class, the arms race, women's rights, unwed mothers, the evils of industry and capitalism, and English morality in general. The seriousness of the discussions is tempered by delightful Shavian wit ("There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart's desire. The other is to gain it."), which prevents the dialogue from collapsing under its own weight, although it does teeter at times. The four-act play, directed by the esteemed Peter Hall for BBC Radio, begins in the English countryside and ends in the mountains of Spain after a curious detour to Hell, where, in act 3, the famous dream sequence unfolds and the main characters take on such roles as Don Juan and the Devil to further hash out the meaning of existence, the definition of life force, and the power of the female sex. This is a spirited production of Shaw's imperfect but intellectually challenging work. (Running time: 225 min; four cassettes)]]> 1905 5 0 false Mon Nov 03 03:20:20 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 22 11:27:14 -0800 2008 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=553823