Abstract
George Bernard Shaw exercised an above-average level of authorial control, which even extended to his relationship with his biographers. Shaw crafts a persona, with the help of his "authorized" biographer Archibald Henderson, which displays a process of evolutionary development and progress along the lines of the Shavian philosophy of the Life Force and the Superman. In essence, Shaw is casting himself as a prototype for the Superman through the autobiographical manipulation of his biographers and aesthetic modes of self-fashioning.
Degree
MA
College and Department
Humanities; English
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BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Kirksey, Cort H., "Shavian Self-Fashioning: Authorized Biography and Shaw's Superman" (2010). Theses and Dissertations. 2184.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/2184
Date Submitted
2010-07-07
Document Type
Thesis
Handle
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/etd3733
Keywords
Shaw, Autobiography, biography, self-fashioning, Superman, Life Force
Language
English