Pygmalion. The GREAT and EXTRAORDINARY Works of George Bernard Shaw

Pygmalion (1913) is a play byGeorge Bernard Shaw. It tells the story ofHenry Higgins, a professor of phonetics,who makes a bet with his friend ColonelPickering that he can turn a Cockney flowergirl, Eliza Doolittle, into a refined societylady merely by teaching her how to speakwith an upper class accent and training herin etiquette...In ancient Greek mythology, Pygmalion fellin love with one of his sculptures, whichthen came to life. The general idea of thatmyth was a popular subject for Victorianera British playwrights.

Год

2021

Страниц

213

Язык

английский

ISBN

9798505001943