... because of its theme of hereditary syphilis. George Bernard Shaw, a champion of the Norwegian Ibsen, himself began to write plays on similarly controversial themes: MrsWarren's Profession is about prostitution. It was not allowed a full public performance until the 1920s, although it was privately performed in London ... Irishmen who, for the most part, used English subjects for their plays, staged in London, but there was also a very strong movement for native Irish drama. Sean O'Casey's plays are set in the city rather than the country, but have a similar intention: to portray, in real...

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... the book, Sandburg cried because he was parting with Lincoln after all those years. The tears ran down his face for more than two hours (Hacker 83). Sandburg reports, "that son-of-a-gun Lincoln grows on you" (Hacker 89). Sandburg was a poet who wrote of rural and urban life in the Middle West. He gave a different view of America than that ... fascinated by Whitman's free verse style and unique American message (Hacker 51). In his work, Sandburg showed his integrity and generosity, his hatred of bigotry, and his love for his native country (Vinson 852). He had a fascination with the slan...

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• Grade Level: High School