Androcles and the Lion (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781500680817)

Androcles and the Lion is Shaw's retelling of the tale of Androcles, a slave who is saved by the requited mercy of a lion. In the play, Shaw portrays Androcles to be one of the many Christians being led to the Colosseum for torture. Characters in the play exemplify several themes and takes on both modern and supposed early Christianity, including cultural clash between Jesus' teachings and traditional Roman values

Author: George Bernard Shaw
ISBN-10: 1500680818
ISBN-13: 9781500680817
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 07/30/2014
Pages: 60
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.21lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.12d