| Pygmalion: A Romance in Five Acts Contributor(s): Shaw, Bernard (Author), Conolly, Leonard (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0713679972 ISBN-13: 9780713679977 Publisher: Methuen Drama OUR PRICE: $13.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2008 Annotation: "Pygmalion "is one of Bernard Shaw's most entertaining plays, and its characters have become household names. This is a fresh and accessibly written critical edition for literature and drama students. Authoritative and academically rigorous, it is edited and approved by the Shaw Estate and international Shaw expert Len Conolly. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 822 |
| Series: New Mermaids |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5" W x 7.6" (0.40 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Not bloody likely' Ever since Pygmalion opened in London in April 1914 it has proved a very controversial play, from the (then) shocking language, to arguments about its correct ending. Critical interpretations have been similarly disputatious, encompassing views of the transformation of the impoverished Eliza Doolittle by phonetics expert Henry Higgins as either a story of economic and social liberation, or an example of the perpetuation of male control and self-interest. With subsequent film and musical adaptations and many stage revivals, Pygmalion remains one of Shaw's most engaging, provocative, and accessible plays. This new edition of Pygmalion includes Shaw's definitive text, with both Preface and Sequel, and provides the most comprehensive scholarly treatment of the play to date, containing: - a substantial introduction with biographical information on Shaw - detailed discussion of the genesis and sources of the play - varying interpretations, and a lengthy international stage history. - textual notes on each page explaining language, allusions, and staging - Appendices with Shaw's discarded scenes for the play, the British Censor's 1914 report, and texts of all stage and film endings of Pygmalion. |