Egypt 3 set Art of Egypt, Cleopatra Life and Loves, Caesar and Cleopatra by Shaw

Description: Ancient Egypt set. The first book is "Caesar and Cleopatra" by Bernard Shaw published by Penguin 1970. Reprint. Softcover. New condition. The author Bernard Shaw believed that theatre audiences of the 1890s deserved more than the hollow spectacle and sham he saw displayed on the London stage. But he also recognized that people wanted to be entertained while educated, and to see purpose mixed with pleasure. In his plays of ideas, Shaw employed traditional dramatic forms - Victorian melodrama, the history play and the adventure story - to turn received wisdom upside down. In his story "Caesar and Cleopatra", a cheeky riposte to Shakespeare, redefines heroism in the character of the ageing Roman leader. 136 pages. The second book is "Cleopatra: The Life and Loves of the World's Most Famous Woman" by Elizabeth Benchley published by Astrolog Publishing House 2004 first edition. George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856 – 2 November 1950), known at his insistence simply as Bernard Shaw, was an Irish playwright and critic. His influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from the 1880s to his death and beyond. He wrote more than sixty plays. He had a range incorporating both contemporary satire and historical allegory, Shaw became the leading dramatist of his generation, and in 1925 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. He often wrote and spoke well of dictatorships of the right and left—he expressed admiration for both Mussolini and Stalin. Since Shaw's death scholarly and critical opinion has varied about his works, but he has regularly been rated as second only to Shakespeare among British dramatists; analysts recognize his extensive influence on generations of English-language playwrights. The word "Shavian" has entered the language as encapsulating Shaw's ideas and his means of expressing them. The third book is "The Art of Egypt: Spirit and Society" by Werner Speiser published by Greystone Press 1963 first edition first printing in brand new condition.Art of the World series. Hard Cover with out dust jacket. Greystone Press, 1963. 7¾" x 9¾" tall. 256 pages. Solidly bound copy, crisp pages and clean text. The book was part of Greystone's "Art of the World" series. 65 full-color illustrations, many others as well as line drawings. It shows the ways in which the art of ancient Egypt was so closely connected to its culture and religious beliefs. This handsome book is bound in a burgundy woven cloth with gilt and black spine lettering.

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