false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178429007m/795387.jpg 795387 21 Middle-aged Mrs. Warren is a madam, proprietress of a string of successful brothels. Her daughter, Vivie, is a modern young woman, but not so modern that she's not shocked to discover the source of her mother's wealth. The clash of these two strong-willed but culturally constrained Victorian women is the spark that ignites the ironic wit of one of George Bernard Shaw's greatest plays, a withering critique of male domination, sexual hypocrisy, and societal convention. Initially banned after its 1893 publication with its startling frankness, Mrs. Warren's Profession remains a powerful work of progressive theater. Irish playwright GEORGE BERNARD SHAW (1856-1950) won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1925 and an Academy Award for Adapted Screenplay in 1938, the only person to achieve both honors. Among his many renowned plays are Arms and the Man (1894), Candida (1894), Man and Superman (1903), Major Barbara (1905), and Pygmalion (1913). 1345212 1898 Mrs. Warren's Profession total:268|5:47|4:96|3:102|2:22|1:1| 268 970 343 20 3 0 false false Thu Mar 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 13:06:18 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 13:17:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Aug 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 27 00:35:56 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 02:50:11 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Nov 17 17:26:32 -0800 2007 Sat Nov 17 17:38:25 -0800 2007 Shaw keeps it all alive by dragging the plot past the second act where traditional 'Fallen Women' plays would end (The aged prostitute embracing religio...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jun 10 20:42:30 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 20:44:40 -0700 2009
"People are always blaming circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can't find them, make them."
-Vivie
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