This book details the Irish socialistic tracks pursued by Bernard Shaw and Sean OâCasey, mostly after 1916, that were arguably impacted by the executed James Connolly. The historical context is carefully unearthed, stretching from its 1894 roots via W. B. Yeatsâ dream of Shaw as a menacing, yet grinning sewing machine, to Shawâs and OâCaseyâs 1928 masterworks. In the process, Shawâs
War Issues for Irishmen,
Annajanska, the Bolshevik Empress,
The Tragedy of an Elderly Gentleman,
Saint Joan,
The Story of the Irish Citizen Army,
The Shadow of a Gunman,
Juno and the Paycock,
The Plough and the Stars, and