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Pygmalion|Bernard Shaw

Overview

Pygmalion is a play by George Bernard Shaw, named after the Greek mythological figure. Henry Higgins, a phonetician, accepts a bet that simply by changing the speech of a Cockney flower seller he will be able, in six months, to pass her off as a duchess. Eliza undergoes grueling training. When she successfully "passes" in high society having in the process become a lovely young woman of sensitivity and taste Higgins dismisses her abruptly as a successfully completed experiment. Eliza, who now belongs neither to the upper class, whose mannerisms and speech she has learned, nor to the lower class, from which she came, rejects his dehumanizing attitude.

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Details

  • ISBN-13: 9789355462558
  • ISBN-10: 9355462557
  • Publisher: Pharos Books Private Limited
  • Publish Date: January 2025
  • Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.27 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.34 pounds
  • Page Count: 114

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