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Pygmalion: A play by George Bernard Shaw, named after a Greek mythological figure. It was first presented on stage to the public in 1913.

Pygmalion: A play by George Bernard Shaw, named after a Greek mythological figure. It was first presented on stage to the public in 1913.

Shaw, Bernard

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ISBN10: 2491251795
ISBN13: 9782491251796
Publisher: Les Prairies Numeriques
Published: Sep 5 2020
Pages: 88
Weight: 0.28
Height: 0.21 Width: 5.83 Depth: 8.27
Language: English

Pygmalion is a play by George Bernard Shaw, named after a Greek mythological figure. It was first presented on stage to the public in 1913.

In ancient Greek mythology, Pygmalion fell in love with one of his sculptures, which then came to life. The general idea of that myth was a popular subject for Victorian era British playwrights, including one of Shaw's influences, W. S. Gilbert, who wrote a successful play based on the story called Pygmalion and Galatea that was first presented in 1871. Shaw would also have been familiar with the burlesque version, Galatea, or Pygmalion Reversed. Shaw's play has been adapted numerous times, most notably as the 1938 film Pygmalion, the 1956 musical My Fair Lady and its 1964 film version.

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