{"product_id":"pygmalion-george-bernard-shaw-9782953652352","title":"Pygmalion: A play by George Bernard Shaw","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePygmalion\u003c\/em\u003e is a play by George Bernard Shaw, named after a Greek mythological figure. It was first presented on stage to the public in 1913.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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 English playwrights, including one of Shaw's influences, W. S. Gilbert, who wrote a successful play based on the story called \u003cem\u003ePygmalion and Galatea\u003c\/em\u003e that was first presented in 1871. Shaw would also have been familiar with the burlesque version, \u003cem\u003eGalatea, or Pygmalion Reversed\u003c\/em\u003e. Shaw's play has been adapted numerous times, most notably as the musical \u003cem\u003eMy Fair Lady\u003c\/em\u003e and its film version.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShaw mentioned that the character of Professor Henry Higgins was inspired by several British professors of phonetics: Alexander Melville Bell, Alexander J. Ellis, Tito Pagliardini, but above all, the cantankerous Henry Sweet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e George Bernard Shaw\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 2953652353\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9782953652352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Les Prairies Numeriques\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/14\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.34d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 6\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e10045 \/ Pygmalion\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"George Bernard Shaw","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44756797948159,"sku":"9782953652352","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_90442113-bdfc-47bf-bf81-27e58e2aa188.jpg?v=1706593864","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pygmalion-george-bernard-shaw-9782953652352","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}