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Candida: A Mystery in Three Acts

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A three-act play in which the Reverend James Morell, an eloquent Christian socialist clergyman, is confronted with a romantic challenge when a young poet, Eugene Marchbanks, falls in love with his wife, Candida. As Marchbanks presses his case, Candida must decide between the security of her marriage and the passionate idealism of the poet, ultimately revealing her own surprising choice. The work is a witty, ironic critique of romanticized male heroism and explores the role of women in relationships.
The “A Mystery in Three Acts” subtitle is Shaw’s own, a playful dramatic label rather than an indication of crime fiction — it refers to the “mystery” of Candida’s final decision.

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Series Title

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Call Number

13 Drama

Publisher

London : Longmans, Green & Co. Ltd.., 1955

Collation

112 pages, 18 cm

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

582-53256-6

Classification

Drama

Content Type

text

Media Type

unmediated

Carrier Type

volume

Edition

Student’s edition (part of the “Longmans Annotated

Subject(s)

Drama — English; Shaw, George Bernard — Criticism

Specific Detail Info

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Statement of Responsibility

Edited with Introduction and Notes by A. C. Ward, M.A.

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