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9780713679977

Pygmalion

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  • ISBN13:

    9780713679977

  • ISBN10:

    0713679972

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2008-05-30
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Methuen Drama

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Summary

Pygmalion is one of Bernard Shaw's most entertaining plays, and its characters have become household names. This is a fresh and accessibly written critical edition for literature and drama students. Authoritative and academically rigorous, it is edited and approved by the Shaw Estate and international Shaw expert Len Conolly.

Author Biography

L. W. Conolly is a leading authority on Shaw. He is Literary Advisor to the Shaw Estate, Vice-President of the International Shaw Society, a Corresponding Scholar of the Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, and the author and editor of numerous essays and books on Shaw. Professor of English Literature at Trent University in Ontario, Dr Conolly is also a Senior Member of Robinson College, Cambridge, and is an elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgementsp. vii
Bernard Shaw: A Chronologyp. viii
Abbreviationsp. xi
Introductionp. xiii
The Authorp. xiii
The Genesis and Composition of Pygmalionp. xx
Opening Night, 11 April 1914p. xxii
The Ending(s) of Pygmalionp. xxv
Which Pygmalion?p. xxix
Sources and Influencesp. xxxi
An 'Intensely and Deliberately Didactic' Playp. xxxiv
Shaw's Norap. xxxiv
Pygmalion-Higginsp. xxxvii
The 'Undeserving Poor' - and Richp. xliii
The Stage History of Pygmalionp. xlv
Note on the Textp. xlix
A Note on Places and Money in Pygmalionp. li
Further Readingp. liii
Pygmalionp. 1
Prefacep. 2
The Persons of the Playp. 7
The Scenes of the Playp. 7
Note for Techniciansp. 8
The Textp. 9
Sequelp. 129
Discarded Scenesp. 141
The Censor's Report on Pygmalionp. 144
The Endings of Pygmalionp. 146
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