Introduction / Rose Zimbardo -- [Part one : Interpretations] -- Shaw and the nineteenth century theatre / Martin Meisel -- Major Barbara : Shaw's "Divine comedy" / Joseph Frank -- Assault on idealism : Major Barbara / Anthony S. Abbott -- The Undershaft maxims / Bernard Dukore -- Major Barbara / Margery M. Morgan -- The wit and satire of George Bernard Shaw / Fred Mayne -- [Part two : View points] -- Eric Bentley -- Harold Fromm -- Francis Fergusson -- Donald Costello