Pygmalion (Study Texts) - Softcover

Bernard-Shaw

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0582330971 ISBN 13: 9780582330979

Publisher: Longman, 1983

Synopsis

LONGMAN STUDY TEXTS
General Editor Richard Adams
Examination texts for students of English Literature
Complete and unexpurgated
Extensive notes and introductions
Written by specialist editors, all experienced teachers or examiners
To help students study the text in an informed and perceptive way
--back cover

About this title

From the Back Cover

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.

From the Inside Flap

One of Shaw's most enduring works, Pygmalion is an insightful comedy of class relations and perceptions, as played out between a Cockney flower girl and the irascible speech professor who has taken her on as a pet project. Described by critics as "a play of great vitality and charm," Pygmalion inspired the award-winning stage and film productions of Lerner and Loewe's musical, My Fair Lady.

An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Roslyn Alexander, Shannon Cochran, Denise du Maurier, Rebecca MacLean, David New, Kenneth J. Northcott, Nicholas Pennell, Nicholas Rudall, Ben Whitehouse and Laura Whyte.

Edition details

• Publisher: Longman
• Publication date: 1983
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0582330971
• ISBN 13: 9780582330979
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 168
• Editor: Gerard Gould