The ancient Greeks tell the legend of the sculptor Pygmalion, who created a statue of a woman of such surpassing beauty that he fell in love with his own creation. Then, Aphrodite, taking pity on this man whose love could not reach...

"Pygmalion. A Romance in Five Acts" ist ein Theaterstück von George Bernard Shaw, das erstmals 1913 aufgeführt wurde. Die Handlung dreht sich um Professor Henry Higgins, einen exzentrischen Sprachwissenschaftler, der eine Herausforderung...

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"Plays Pleasant" von George Bernard Shaw ist eine Sammlung von vier humorvollen und zum Nachdenken anregenden Theaterstücken, die soziale Themen und menschliche Beziehungen erforschen. 1. **Arms and the Man**: Dieses Stück ist eine...

Dublin-born George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) was an active Socialist and a brilliant platform speaker. He was strongly critical of London theatre and closely associated with the intellectual revival of British drama.Dan H. Laurence has...

"Plays by George Bernard Shaw" ist eine Sammlung von Theaterstücken des berühmten irischen Dramatikers George Bernard Shaw. Die Sammlung umfasst einige seiner bekanntesten Werke, die sich durch scharfsinnige Dialoge, satirischen Humor...

Set in Colonial America during the Revolutionary era, the play tells the story of Richard Dudgeon, a local outcast and self-proclaimed Devil's disciple. In a twist characteristic of Shaw's love of paradox, Dudgeon sacrifices himself in a...

One of Shaw's most popular comedies, deflating romantic misconceptions of love and warfare. Reprinted from an authoritative early edition, complete with Shaw's preface to Volume II of "Plays: Pleasant and Unpleasant." von Shaw, George...

In this sparkling comedy, originally staged in 1905, Andrew Undershaft, a millionaire armaments dealer, loves money and despises poverty. His energetic daughter Barbara, however, is a devout major in the Salvation Army. She sees her...

Dublin-born George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) was an active Socialist and a brilliant platform speaker. He was strongly critical of London theatre and closely associated with the intellectual revival of British drama. Dan H. Laurence has...

This Oxford World Classic includes sixteen of George Bernard Shaw's shortest theatrical scripts. This collection introduces readers to the playlets virtually unknown outside the world of Shavian scholarship by revealing how they explain...

A new collection of Shaw's major political writings which reflect on his long career and influential role as a public intellectual. These essays reveal significant shifts in his positions and beliefs from the Victorian era to the...