Back to Methuselah: A Metabiological Pentateuch - Paperback
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In this ambitious cycle of five plays, Back to Methuselah traces the arc of civilization from biblical origins to a speculative future shaped by extreme longevity. Through philosophical dialogue, satire, and visionary themes, Shaw examines the limits of science, politics, and human potential. A bold meditation on evolution, governance, and the soul, the work stands as one of Shaw's most intellectually daring creations.
George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) was an Irish playwright and a co-founder of the London School of Economics. Shaw is the only person awarded both a Nobel Prize for Literature and an Oscar for on the film version of Pygmalion, his best known work. Back to Methuselah consists of a preface (An Infidel Half Century) and a series of five plays: In the Beginning: B.C. 4004 (In the Garden of Eden), The Gospel of the Brothers Barnabas: Present Day, The Thing Happens: A.D. 2170, Tragedy of an Elderly Gentleman: A.D. 3000, and As Far as Thought Can Reach: A.D. 31,920.
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