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Wilde's 'Lady Windermere's Fan' and Shaw's 'Mrs. Warren's Profession.' (play by Irish poet/dramatist Oscar Wilde; play by English dramatist George Bernard Shaw)

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From: The Explicator
Date: 19980322
Author:Nassaar, Christopher

Irish poet/dramatist Oscar Wilde was to achieve public recognition with his play 'Lady Windermere's Fan' in 1892 at the same time that English dramatist George Bernard Shaw was struggling to establish himself on the British stage. Shaw's play 'Mrs. Warren's Profession' was written late in 1893 through early 1894. It is argued that Shaw's play is a reworking of or an intellectualization of Wilde's drama in an attempt to address issues that Wilde avoided.

After Lady Windermere's Fan was first performed on 20 February 1892, Oscar Wilde found himself a famous playwright. At the time, George ...

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