Pygmalion and My Fair Lady
1st Signet Printing (18)
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Author
Contributions
- Richard H. Goldstone (Introduction) - Contributor
Publication
1975-04-01 - Signet, New York, USA
Language
English
Word Count
52,000 words, Guess
Page Count
208 pages
Physical Format
Mass Market Paperback
Identifiers
- Internet Archivepygmalionmyfairl00alan
- ISBN-100451524764
- ISBN-139780451524768
- GoogleYjmZYNgasBAC
- LibraryThing2800561
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- OCLC Control Number688592158
- Better World Books9780451524768
- Open LibraryOL7577162M
Description
The ancient Greeks tell the legend of the sculptor Pygmalion, who created a statue of a woman of such surpassing beauty that he fell in love with his own creation. Then Aphrodite, taking pity on this man whose love could not reach beyond the barrier of stone, brought the statue to life and gave her to Pygmalion as his bride. Centuries later George Bernard Shaw captured the magic of this legend in his celebrated romantic play, Pygmalion. Pygmalion became Henry Higgins, a professor of phonetics, his statue an untutored flower girl from the streets of London, and the barrier between them the difference in their stations in life. In My Fair Lady, the legend is taken one step further: the barrier is swept away and Higgins and Eliza are reunited as the curtain falls on one of the loveliest musical plays of our time. --back cover ---------- Contains: - My Fair Lady - [Pygmailion][1] [1]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1066524W/Pygmalion
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George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) was born in Ireland and moved to England while he was still in his teens.
Description
The ancient Greeks tell the legend of the sculptor Pygmalion, who created a statue of a woman of such surpassing beauty that he fell in love with his own creation. Then Aphrodite, taking pity on this man whose love could not reach beyond the barrier of stone, brought the statue to life and gave her to Pygmalion as his bride. Centuries later George Bernard Shaw captured the magic of this legend in his celebrated romantic play, Pygmalion. Pygmalion became Henry Higgins, a professor of phonetics, his statue an untutored flower girl from the streets of London, and the barrier between them the difference in their stations in life. In My Fair Lady, the legend is taken one step further: the barrier is swept away and Higgins and Eliza are reunited as the curtain falls on one of the loveliest musical plays of our time. --back cover
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