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  • Pygmalion

    George Bernard Shaw

    eBook (AmazonClassics, )
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  • Pygmalion

    George Bernard Shaw

    eBook (Wisehouse Classics, Jan. 30, 2016)
    PYGMALION is a play by George Bernard Shaw, named after a Greek mythological character. It was first presented on stage to the public in 1913. Professor of phonetics Henry Higgins makes a bet that he can train a bedraggled Cockney flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, to pass for a duchess at an ambassador's garden party by teaching her to assume a veneer of gentility, the most important element of which, he believes, is impeccable speech. The play is a sharp lampoon of the rigid British class system of the day and a commentary on women's independence.In ancient Greek mythology, Pygmalion fell in love with one of his sculptures, which then came to life. The general idea of that myth was a popular subject for Victorian era English playwrights, including one of Shaw's influences, W. S. Gilbert, who wrote a successful play based on the story called Pygmalion and Galatea first presented in 1871. Shaw would also have been familiar with the burlesque version, Galatea, or Pygmalion Reversed. Shaw's play has been adapted numerous times, most notably as the musical My Fair Lady and the film of that name. (more o: www.wisehouse-classics.com)
  • Pygmalion

    Bernard Shaw

    eBook (anna ruggieri, May 8, 2017)
    Pygmalion is a play by George Bernard Shaw, named after a Greek mythological figure. It was first presented on stage to the public in 1913. Professor of phonetics Henry Higgins makes a bet that he can train a bedraggled Cockney flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, to pass for a duchess at an ambassador's garden party by teaching her to assume a veneer of gentility, the most important element of which, he believes, is impeccable speech. The play is a sharp lampoon of the rigid British class system of the day and a commentary on women's independence. In ancient Greek mythology, Pygmalion fell in love with one of his sculptures, which then came to life. The general idea of that myth was a popular subject for Victorian era English playwrights, including one of Shaw's influences, W. S. Gilbert, who wrote a successful play based on the story called Pygmalion and Galatea that was first presented in 1871. Shaw would also have been familiar with the burlesque version, Galatea, or Pygmalion Reversed. Shaw's play has been adapted numerous times, most notably as the musical My Fair Lady and its film version. Shaw mentioned that the character of Professor Henry Higgins was inspired by several British professors of phonetics: Alexander Melville Bell, Alexander J. Ellis, Tito Pagliardini, but above all, the cantankerous Henry Sweet.
  • Hedda Gabler

    Henrik Ibsen, William Archer, Edmund Gosse

    eBook (, March 24, 2011)
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  • Pygmalion

    George Bernard Shaw

    Paperback (Dover Publications, Oct. 20, 1994)
    One of George Bernard Shaw's best-known plays, Pygmalion was a rousing success on the London and New York stages, an entertaining motion picture and a great hit with its musical version, My Fair Lady. An updated and considerably revised version of the ancient Greek legend of Pygmalion and Galatea, the 20th-century story pokes fun at the antiquated British class system. In Shaw's clever adaptation, Professor Henry Higgins, a linguistic expert, takes on a bet that he can transform an awkward cockney flower seller into a refined young lady simply by polishing her manners and changing the way she speaks. In the process of convincing society that his creation is a mysterious royal figure, the Professor also falls in love with his elegant handiwork.The irresistible theme of the emerging butterfly, together with Shaw's brilliant dialogue and splendid skills as a playwright, have made Pygmalion one of the most popular comedies in the English language. A staple of college drama courses, it is still widely performed.
  • Pygmalion

    George Bernard Shaw, Flo Gibson, Audio Book Contractors

    Audiobook (Audio Book Contractors, Feb. 15, 2012)
    A Cockney flower girl is transformed into a charming woman of the world by a professor of phonetics. This is the play that was later to be adapted as the musical, My Fair Lady.
  • Pygmalion

    George Bernard Shaw

    Unknown Binding (Longman, March 15, 1979)
    Light wear to cover. Shipped from the U.K. All orders received before 3pm sent that weekday.
  • Pygmalion

    Bernard Shaw

    eBook (Dover Publications, Oct. 8, 2017)
    Pygmalion by Bernard Shaw
  • Pygmalion

    Bernard Shaw

    eBook (Dover Publications, Jan. 17, 2018)
    Pygmalion by Bernard Shaw
  • Pygmalion

    Bernard Shaw

    eBook (Dover Publications, Aug. 23, 2017)
    Pygmalion by Bernard Shaw
  • Pygmalion

    Bernard Shaw

    eBook (Dover Publications, Jan. 17, 2018)
    Pygmalion by Bernard Shaw
  • Pygmalion

    Bernard Shaw

    eBook (Dover Publications, Aug. 17, 2017)
    Pygmalion by Bernard Shaw