{"product_id":"pygmalion-a-romance-in-five-acts-paperback-3","title":"Pygmalion: A Romance in Five Acts - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBernard Shaw\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLeonard Conolly\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Not bloody likely' \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEver since \u003ci\u003ePygmalion\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003ePygmalion \u003c\/i\u003eremains one of Shaw's most engaging, provocative, and accessible plays. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis new edition of \u003ci\u003ePygmalion\u003c\/i\u003e includes Shaw's definitive text, with both Preface and Sequel, and provides the most comprehensive scholarly treatment of the play to date, containing: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- a substantial introduction with biographical information on Shaw \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- detailed discussion of the genesis and sources of the play \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- varying interpretations, and a lengthy international stage history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- textual notes on each page explaining language, allusions, and staging \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Appendices with Shaw's discarded scenes for the play, the British Censor's 1914 report, and texts of all stage and film endings of \u003ci\u003ePygmalion\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eL. W. Conolly is a leading authority on Shaw. He is Literary Advisor to the Shaw Estate, Vice-President of the International Shaw Society, a Corresponding Scholar of the Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, and the author and editor of numerous essays and books on Shaw. Professor of English Literature at Trent University in Ontario, Dr Conolly is also a Senior Member of Robinson College, Cambridge, and is an elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.6 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 30, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47322516717817,"sku":"9780713679977","price":20.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/xyJNoevjGe9780713679977.webp?v=1769528201","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/pygmalion-a-romance-in-five-acts-paperback-3","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}