{"product_id":"pygmalion-bernard-shaw-9780713679977","title":"Pygmalion: A Romance in Five Acts","description":"\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bernard Shaw\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0713679972\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780713679977\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/30\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Bernard Shaw","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47072017481983,"sku":"9780713679977","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4b6f70f8-8ee9-4dfb-b673-1bf256fe0337.jpg?v=1753415571","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pygmalion-bernard-shaw-9780713679977","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}