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Pygmalion is a play George Bernard Shaw named after a greek mythological figure. It was first presented on stage to the public in 1913. Professor Higgins claims to his friend Colonel Pickering that he could pass off a Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle as a duchess by teaching her to speak properly. She asks Higgins for lessons and he takes her as his pupil. In the course of her education she emerges not merely as a presentable lady but as a beautiful lady of increasing sensitivity and accomplishment. To Higgins however she is just a successful experiment.... This immensely popular romantic comedy by George Bernard Shaw is not only a classic in its own right but has spawned numerous plays stories and films (including its memorable official celluloid adaptation My fair lady all over the world. A stinging satire on the British Class system George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion with its true-to-life characters was a sensational success which went on to become one of his most popular plays. Having undergone various adaptations the most widely known being the American musical My fair lady the play continues to br>tug at the heartstrings of its audiences even more than a century after its first performance. A staple of college drama courses it is still widely performed.

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Publisher - SANAGE PUBLISHING HOUSE LLP

Language - English

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George Bernard Shaw


Published Date - 2021-07-21

ISBN - 9789391316853

Dimensions - 21.6 x 14 x 0.7 cm

Page Count - 133

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