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Androcles and the Lion

Author
George Bernard Shaw
Series
Bernard Shaw Library
Language
English
Length
64 pages
ISBN
9781787247857
Published
17 August 2018
Imprint
Sovereign
  • Bernard Shaw
  • Shaw
  • drama
  • play
  • humour
  • comedy
  • satire
  • Victorian
  • social
  • political

Description

"Androcles and the Lion" by George Bernard Shaw is a delightful and thought-provoking play that blends humor, compassion, and social commentary. Set in ancient Rome, the play tells the story of Androcles, a gentle and kind-hearted Christian tailor who finds himself thrown into the brutal world of gladiatorial combat. The play opens with Androcles fleeing from his cruel master, escaping into the wilderness where he encounters a wounded lion. Showing compassion, Androcles tends to the lion's injury and forms an unlikely bond with the fierce creature. Little does he know that this act of kindness will change his life forever.

Author

George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950) was the Irish playwright of argument as entertainment — Pygmalion, Arms and the Man, Man and Superman. A Nobel laureate and Fabian, he made comedy carry economics, sex, and the English class system. Shaw's prefaces are almost another play. With 21 titles in our catalogue, he remains the theatre's most articulate pest: ideas with timing.