Publisher's Synopsis
George Bernard Shaw was an Irish playwright and critic who was very influential in Western theatre in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Shaw, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1925, was a prolific writer and considered by many to be one of the greatest dramatists in history. Shaw's most famous works include Pygmalion, Arms and the Man, Man and Superman, and Saint Joan. The Dark Lady of the Sonnets is a historical comedy in which William Shakespeare attempts to meet "The Dark Lady" but instead runs into Queen Elizabeth I. The play is notable as it was made as part of a campaign to build a theatre to honor Shakespeare in the early 20th century.