tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post8392476187973898902..comments2024-03-19T19:45:16.888+11:00Comments on ART and ARCHITECTURE, mainly: George B. Shaw, Fabian Society, London School of EconomicsHelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-34691756956504832312015-09-09T22:23:51.309+10:002015-09-09T22:23:51.309+10:00Another Student
cute nick :)
Yes indeed! Not onl...Another Student<br /><br />cute nick :)<br /><br />Yes indeed! Not only were the gender politics of the Webbs and George Bernard Shaw vitally important for the younger Bloomsburies. Shaw was also responsible for sending a lot of his publications to Hogarth Press!Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-32090411453815304092015-09-09T13:56:53.309+10:002015-09-09T13:56:53.309+10:00Shaw was important for the Bloomsbury Set, wasn...Shaw was important for the Bloomsbury Set, wasn't he. And for Hogarth Press.Another Student of Historynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-58633293144169749912011-04-08T01:06:43.635+10:002011-04-08T01:06:43.635+10:00crumpet
I really liked the Fabians because they p...crumpet<br /><br />I really liked the Fabians because they played a major role in <br />1. the Labour Party, <br />2. a minimum wage, <br />3. the National Health Service, <br />4. London School of Economics and Political Science etc etc. All critical issues.<br /><br />The years between 1884 and WW1 were progressive and largely successful for the Fabians. For Shaw (1856-1950), his creative years probably lasted even longer eg until 1930. But he was an elderly man by then.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-39569496297976224512011-04-06T22:29:07.611+10:002011-04-06T22:29:07.611+10:00I see your a fan of Shaw and an academic so I'...I see your a fan of Shaw and an academic so I'm sure you would be able to explain why he can be seen on very old and rare video footage saying this- "You must all know half a dozen people at least who are no use in this world, who are more trouble than they are worth. Just put them there and say Sir, or Madam, now will you be kind enough to justify your existence? If you can’t justify your existence, if you’re not pulling your weight in the social boat, if you’re not producing as much as you consume or perhaps a little more, then, clearly, we cannot use the organizations of our society for the purpose of keeping you alive, because your life does not benefit us and it can’t be of very much use to yourself." I guess he was just being tongue-in-cheek and didn't mean it.<br />Did you like Hitler? Shaw did but only until he started killing Jews. I mean Shaw only advocated a culling along lines of class and not race. Silly old Hitler.<br />I was interested in you briefly touching on the Fabian mascot of the wolf in sheep's clothing I mean liberals are a meek bunch aren't they? I was waiting to read your explanation on why the Fabians are beating the world on an anvil(into shape of course because it's so imperfect).<br />I agree with the adage that goes to be a socialist at 20 shows you have a heart, but, to be a socialist at 40 shows you have no brain.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01302409398790109378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-10758427867425792722010-11-10T09:50:49.989+11:002010-11-10T09:50:49.989+11:00Abimbola and Viola
Thank you both.
I am becoming i...Abimbola and Viola<br />Thank you both.<br />I am becoming interested in the overlaps and connections between the Fabian Society and the Bloomsbury Set. I may come back to this topic again.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-33337505322953885362009-11-10T14:51:04.458+11:002009-11-10T14:51:04.458+11:00That was a very interesting post. I agree with you...That was a very interesting post. I agree with you and I like Shaw's plays but Nina Berberova's memoirs did turn me off him a bit. She complained that he supported the Soviet Union when he really should have known better. I will find the passage when I have time and write more.Violahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08046603677301666579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-77069299317954008232009-11-08T15:04:43.683+11:002009-11-08T15:04:43.683+11:00Good post...informative and educational...thank yo...Good post...informative and educational...thank you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08276698557240643478noreply@blogger.com