The Gospel of the Brothers Barnabas: Present Day
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The Gospel of the Brothers Barnabas: Present Day is the final play in George Bernard Shaw’s Back to Methuselah cycle, depicting a far-future society of long-lived humans grappling with the spiritual and social implications of extreme longevity.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dramatic work
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literary work ⓘ stage play ⓘ |
| author | George Bernard Shaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Irish ⓘ |
| creatorOccupation | playwright ⓘ |
| dramaticCycle | Back to Methuselah: A Metabiological Pentateuch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form | verse and prose drama ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophical drama
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science fiction drama ⓘ utopian drama ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modernist drama ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
evolution of human consciousness
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extreme human longevity ⓘ political consequences of extended lifespan ⓘ religion and morality in a long-lived society ⓘ social implications of longevity ⓘ spiritual implications of longevity ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | long-lived humans in a future society ⓘ |
| partOf | Back to Methuselah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalContext |
Shavian critique of conventional religion
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discussion of creative evolution ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
In the Beginning
NERFINISHED
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The Gospel of the Brothers Barnabas NERFINISHED ⓘ The Thing Happens NERFINISHED ⓘ Tragedy of an Elderly Gentleman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seriesPosition | final play in the Back to Methuselah cycle ⓘ |
| settingTime | far future ⓘ |
| structure | one of five interlinked plays ⓘ |
| writer | George Bernard Shaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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