"Pygmalion" is considered to be one of George Bernard Shaw's greatest works. It is the story of how the arrogant phonetics professor Henry Higgins teaches the lowly flower girl Eliza Doolittle to lose her cockney accent and speak like a lady. "Pygmalion" is a witty comedic play that examines the art[...]
Major Barbara is thought to be one of Shaw's most controversial works. While trying to give a realistic presentation of how he saw Christianity, many accused him of blasphemy. Major Barbara Undershaft thought it hypocrisy that her church accepted charity from companies, such as a whisky distiller, a[...]
I alla tider har läsare och forskare undrat över de personer som figurerar i Shakespeares kärleks-dikter. Kring förra sekelskiftet lade tidens två skarpaste pennor, Oscar Wilde och George Bernard Shaw, fram varsin teori i essäns öppna och generösa form. I det långa företalet till sin pjäs[...]
In this comic classic, Professor Henry Higgins transforms a rough-hewn Cockney girl into a sophisticated lady of society; the play was later transformed into My Fair Lady.[...]