{"product_id":"pygmalion-and-three-other-plays","title":"Pygmalion and Three Other Plays","description":"\u003ci\u003ePygmalion and Three Other Plays\u003c\/i\u003e, by \u003cb\u003eGeorge Bernard Shaw\u003c\/b\u003e, is part of the \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e:  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eNew introductions commissioned from todays top writers and scholars\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBiographies of the authors\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFootnotes and endnotes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSelective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eComments by other famous authors\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStudy questions to challenge the readers viewpoints and expectations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBibliographies for further reading\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIndices \u0026amp; Glossaries, when appropriate\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics \u003c\/i\u003epulls together a constellation of influences--biographical, historical, and literary--to enrich each readers understanding of these enduring works.\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHailed as \"a Tolstoy with jokes\" by one critic, \u003cb\u003eGeorge Bernard Shaw\u003c\/b\u003e was the most significant British playwright since the seventeenth century. \u003ci\u003ePygmalion\u003c\/i\u003e persists as his best-loved play, one made into both a classic film--which won Shaw an Academy Award for best screenplay--and the perennially popular musical \u003ci\u003eMy Fair Lady\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePygmalion\u003c\/i\u003e follows the adventures of phonetics professor Henry Higgins as he attempts to transform cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle into a refined lady. The scene in which Eliza appears in high society with the correct accent but no notion of polite conversation is considered one of the funniest in English drama. Like most of Shaw's work, \u003ci\u003ePygmalion\u003c\/i\u003e wins over audiences with wit, a taut morality, and an innate understanding of human relationships. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume also includes \u003ci\u003eMajor Barbara\u003c\/i\u003e, which attacks both capitalism and charitable organizations, \u003ci\u003eThe Doctor's Dilemma\u003c\/i\u003e, a keen-eyed examination of medical morals and malpractice, and \u003ci\u003eHeartbreak House\u003c\/i\u003e, which exposes the spiritual bankruptcy of the generation responsible for the bloodshed of World War I.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn A. Bertolini\u003c\/b\u003e is Ellis Professor of the Liberal Arts at Middlebury College, where he teaches dramatic literature, Shakespeare, and film. He has written \u003ci\u003eThe Playwrighting Self of Bernard Shaw\u003c\/i\u003e and articles on Hitchcock, and British and American dramatists. Bertolini also wrote the introduction and notes to the Barnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics edition of Shaw's \u003ci\u003eMan and Superman and Three Other Plays\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"OUATB","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48667428585727,"sku":"*R0124762*","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0487\/5550\/7364\/files\/5256403482755.jpg?v=1781291008","url":"https:\/\/shop.onceuponatimebooks.com\/products\/pygmalion-and-three-other-plays","provider":"Once Upon a Time Books AR","version":"1.0","type":"link"}