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Pygmalion

Author
George Bernard Shaw
Series
Bernard Shaw Library
Language
English
Length
128 pages
ISBN
9781787247734
Published
17 August 2018
Imprint
Sovereign
  • Bernard Shaw
  • Shaw
  • drama
  • play
  • humour
  • comedy
  • satire
  • Victorian
  • social
  • political

Description

"Pygmalion" by George Bernard Shaw is a captivating and witty play that explores themes of social class, identity, and the transformative power of education. Set in early 20th-century London, the play follows the unlikely encounter between Eliza Doolittle, a poor and unrefined flower girl, and Henry Higgins, a renowned phonetician and language expert. Higgins makes a bet with his friend Colonel Pickering that he can transform Eliza's Cockney accent and appearance into that of a proper, well-spoken lady, fit to pass off as a duchess at a high-society event. What begins as an experiment soon evolves into a journey of self-discovery for both Eliza and Higgins.

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.