Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw (English) Paperback Book

Description: Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw Pygmalion – here presented in its definitive 1941 version, with footnotes indicating the textual variants from the first volume edition of 1916 – has spawned a great number of adaptations, among them the famous 1956 Broadway musical My Fair Lady, and shows ancient myths undiminished ability to find new incarnations in modern life. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description When professor of phonetics Henry Higgins wages with Colonel Pickering that he could teach even a gutter-mouthed flower seller how to speak like a duchess, little does he expect that his social experiment will be riddled with difficulties, and that, behind her cockney parlance, the girl in question, Eliza Doolittle, has a mind, ideas and aspirations of her own. Things come to a crux when the creature starts to rebel against her creator – and the scene is set for a play that questions the class system, social appearances and the role of women in society.Universally regarded as Shaws most successful work for the stage, Pygmalion – here presented in its original 1916 version, with a wealth of extra material, including the authors subsequent revisions and additions to the text – has spawned a great number of screen adaptations, among them the famous 1956 Broadway musical My Fair Lady, and shows ancient myths undiminishing ability to find new incarnations in modern life. Author Biography The author of over fifty works for the stage – among them Pygmalion and Man and Superman – the Irish playwright and political writer George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950) was the leading dramatist of his generation and the recipient of the 1925 Nobel Prize in Literature. Promotional Universally regarded as Shaws most successful work for the stage, Pygmalion – here presented in its original 1916 version, with a wealth of extra material, including the authors subsequent revisions and additions to the text – has spawned a great number of screen adaptations, among them the famous 1956 Broadway musical My Fair Lady, and shows ancient myths undiminishing ability to find new incarnations in modern life. Promotional "Headline" Pygmalion - here presented in its definitive 1941 version, with footnotes indicating the textual variants from the first volume edition of 1916 - has spawned a great number of adaptations, among them the famous 1956 Broadway musical My Fair Lady, and shows ancient myths undiminished ability to find new incarnations in modern life. Feature Unique edition presented in its definitive 1941 edition with footnotes indicating textual variants from the first volume edition of 1916 Details ISBN1847498590 Publisher Alma Books Ltd Year 2021 ISBN-10 1847498590 ISBN-13 9781847498595 Format Paperback Author George Bernard Shaw Pages 144 Series Alma Classics Evergreens Language English Imprint Alma Classics DEWEY 822.912 Place of Publication Richmond Country of Publication United Kingdom NZ Release Date 2021-07-15 Publication Date 2021-07-15 UK Release Date 2021-07-15 Audience General AU Release Date 2021-08-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:132777793;

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