George Bernard Shaw is G. K. Chesterton's lively critical portrait of a writer he admired, resisted, and argued with at nearly every turn. The book approaches Shaw as dramatist, socialist, public controversialist, and master of intellectual performance. Chesterton is less interested in neutral biography than in the energy of Shaw's mind: his wit, reversals, moral seriousness, and talent for turning debate into theater.
Readers interested in literary criticism, modern drama, or the rivalry of ideas will find the book spirited and personal. George Bernard Shaw lets G. K. Chesterton measure another great talker without surrendering his own voice. The result feels like criticism conducted as a duel between two brilliant temperaments. Agreement matters less than the crackle of intelligent opposition.
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