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Actuality of Dissertation. The problems addressed by George Bernard Shaw are now observed and experienced in social life of modern Azerbaijan. Social, political, religious, and philosophical themes and problems were written by him, and their ways of solution brought up by him highlights the modern problems in the world and Azerbaijan. From this aspect, he is one of the writers and dramatists whose works have been read and performed most. As a result, to conduct a research into the creativity of Bernard Shaw acquires paramount importance from the prospects of themes and subjects taken up and innovations brought to drama by him.
The Goals of Dissertation. The main goals of this dissertation are to research the concept of “Intellectual drama” by Bernard Shaw, who was the founder of “Intellectual drama” in 19^th and 20^th centuries’ literature, to show the themes and subjects discussed by him, to specify his thoughts about these themes and subjects, to find out the ways how he directed and staged his plays as a director, to demonstrate from which aspect he approached world problems, and to analyze the characteristics of methods used by him while writing his plays. Our main purpose on doing this research is to reveal innovations brought by Shaw to World theatre and drama, especially to European theatre, and moreover, to identify Show’s place in the European and World theatre.
The Content and Elements of Dissertation. Bernard Shaw’s rich drama creativity and active director work comprise the focus and content of this research. As elements of this dissertation, I chose the characteristics of
“Intellectual Drama” being popular in the European stages in the second half of 19^th century and during 20^th centuries, the display drama and theatre concept of Bernard Shaw who was one of the famous representatives of “Intellectual Drama” comparatively with Ibsen, Chekhov, and Strindberg, and research of the social, religious, and problems of women, Shaw’s directing specifications and features he used in his plays.