George Bernard Shaw, his life and works; a critical biography (authorized) . at a repetition of its thought and imagerysixty-five years later should still find us with a conception of creative forceso narrow that the association of Art with Religion conveys nothing to usbut a sense of far-fetched impropriety. It is needless to remark thatDubedat omits Gods name for the obvious reason that he does not believein God. * Shaw recently said: I do not see how any observant student of geniusfrom the life can deny that the Arts have their criminals and lunatics aswell as their sane and honest men . .


George Bernard Shaw, his life and works; a critical biography (authorized) . at a repetition of its thought and imagerysixty-five years later should still find us with a conception of creative forceso narrow that the association of Art with Religion conveys nothing to usbut a sense of far-fetched impropriety. It is needless to remark thatDubedat omits Gods name for the obvious reason that he does not believein God. * Shaw recently said: I do not see how any observant student of geniusfrom the life can deny that the Arts have their criminals and lunatics aswell as their sane and honest men . . and that the notion that the greatpoet and artist can do no wrong is as mischievously erroneous as the notionthat the King can do no wrong, or that the Pope is infallible, or that thepower which created all three did not do its own best for them. In mylast play, The Doctors Dilemma, I recognized this by dramatizing a rascallygenius, with the disquieting result that several highly intelligent andsensitive persons passionately defended him, on the ground, apparently, i M! * Is l 2UIil«| i- qoHl • I


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