Pygmalion: A Romance in Five Acts (The Shaw library) - Softcover

Laurence, Dan; Shaw, George Bernard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 014045022X ISBN 13: 9780140450224

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 1987

Synopsis

When George Bernard Shaw wrote "Pygmalion" more than a half century ago, it seemed unlikely that his little play would eventually be converted into one of the great musicals of our time, "My Fair Lady," and a motion picture that captured numerous Academy Awards. Yet such popularity should not have been surprising since succeeding generations of readers and playgoers find continual relevance in the story of a speech therapist who successfully converts an untutored flower girl into a darling of high society. The extraordinary wit of the master dramatist of the twentieth century has not lost its sharp edge as it cuts away at the artificially of class distinctions and the callousness of indifference to human worth.

About this title

About the Author:

Dublin-born George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) was an active Socialist and a brilliant platform speaker. He was strongly critical of London theatre and closely associated with the intellectual revival of British drama.
Dan H. Laurence has edited Shaw'sCOLLECTED LETTERS and COLLECTED PLAYS with their Prefaces. He was Literary Advisor to the Shaw Estate until his retirement in 1990.
Nicholas Grene is Professor of English at the University of Dublin.

Synopsis:

The text of George Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion".

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication date: 1987
• ISBN 10: 014045022X
• ISBN 13: 9780140450224
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160