Pygmalion

George Bernard ShawConstable & Company • ISBN-13 978‑0141439501

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Pygmalion

George Bernard ShawConstable & Company

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ISBN-10: 0141439505 · ISBN-13: 978‑0141439501 · 1913 · Reprint Edition

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George Bernard Shaw’s 1913 play explores the rigid social hierarchies of Edwardian England through the linguistic transformation of Eliza Doolittle. By challenging the assumption that speech and manners define human worth, Shaw crafts a sharp comedy of manners that interrogates the fluidity of identity and the artifice of class structures. This edition captures the wit and intellectual rigor that solidified Shaw's reputation as a preeminent dramatist of the twentieth century.

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Publisher: Constable & Company
Reprint Edition1913
Pages: 144Language: English

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Author: George Bernard Shaw

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Inferred: Edwardian LiteratureInferred: Social MobilityInferred: British DramaInferred: Class Struggle

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Cornerstone of: British Theatre

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