Bernard Shaw, Sean O’Casey, and the Dead James Connolly

“In the monograph’s epilogue, Ritschel provides evidence that Conolly’s influence has continued, even breaking out in such unlikely places as a John Lennon song and a statue in front of the official residence of the current Irish president, Michael D. Higgins … . Well, historians have their role to play in preparing the conditions for society’s continued evolution, and by helping his readers understand the past, Ritschel has perhaps also shown us options for the future.” (Julie Sparks, Irish Literary Supplement, Vol. 42 (1), 2022)



“The book will be of great interest and value to those outside of Shavian interests. It is a fascinating and richly detailed account of the socialist and cultural history … . the book reminds us of the need for any study and full understanding of the period to consider class and labor politics at the heart of the political, social, and cultural events ofthe time.” (Barry Houlihan, SHAW The Journal of Bernard Shaw Studies, Vol. 42 (1), 2022)