by George Bernard Shaw · Penguin Classics · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780140450262
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«The Apple Cart» is a play by George Bernard Shaw, published by Penguin Classics in paperback (128 pages, in English).
A satirical play in which a king confronts his prime minister and cabinet, who want to strip him of influence over public opinion through the press and the platform. Shaw turns the struggle between monarchy and elected government into a satire on power, democracy, and the media.
Written in 1928, it premiered in Warsaw (June 1929) and in Malvern (August 1929). It is part of the Shaw Library collection. Shaw won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1925.
Recommended for readers interested in classic theatre, political satire, and the work of George Bernard Shaw.
George Bernard Shaw was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from the 1880s to his death and beyond. He wrote more than sixty plays, including major works such as Man and Superman (1902), Pygmalion (1913) and Saint Joan (1923). With a range incorporating both contemporary satire and historical allegory, Shaw became the leading dramatist of his generation, and was awarded the 1925 Nobel Prize in Literature.
