Arms and the man (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781500641825)

Arms and the Man is an antiromantic comedy by George Bernard Shaw, whose title comes from the opening words of Virgil's Aeneid in Latin: Arma virumque cano ("Arms and the man I sing"). The play was first produced on April 21, 1894 at the Avenue Theatre, and published in 1898 as part of Shaw's Plays Pleasant volume, which also included Candida, You Never Can Tell, and The Man of Destiny. The play was one of Shaw's first commercial successes. He was called onto stage after the curtain, where he received enthusiastic applause. However, amidst the cheers, one audience member booed. Shaw replied, in characteristic fashion, "My dear fellow, I quite agree with you, but what are we two against so many?"[5] Arms and the Man is a humorous play which shows the futility of war and deals with the hypocrisies of human nature in a comedic fashion

Author: George Bernard Shaw
ISBN-10: 1500641820
ISBN-13: 9781500641825
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 07/27/2014
Pages: 78
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.16d