About this title: This volume is part of a new series of novels, plays and stories at GCSE/Key Stage 4 level, designed to meet the needs of the National Curriculum syllabus. Each text includes an introduction, pre-reading activities, notes and coursework activities. Also provided is a section on the process of writing, often compiled by the author. Shaw's play ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: 1st World Library
Date Published: 10/2005
ISBN-13:9781421807492ISBN:1421807491
Description: Fine in fine dust jacket. Like New, Unread, not previously owned. May show signs of wear including remainder marks or stickers on book or cover., In like new dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 156 p. read more
Description: Good. 0671704966 Contains occasional, helpful highlighting of some important bits. Cover shows very moderate wear. Overall, a very serviceable copy. Your book will be carefully protected for transit in sturdy, weather-resistant packaging. We are prompt, efficient, communicative. read more
Description: Near Fine. Trade Paperback. Dover Publications, 1994. Near Fine Book. Lightly handled, with minimal wear to book. Overall, a clean and tight copy. Media Mail packed in protective bubble lined shipping bags, Priority in a Flat Rate Envelope. Shipped quickly. Prompt response to questions. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Dover Publications
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780486282220ISBN:0486282228
Description: New. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 96 p. Dover Thrift Editions. Audience: General/trade. New and Instock read more
Description: Very Good. 0486282228 Great condition Soft Cover book, clean pages, mild creases to spine, light edge/corner rubs, this book is GREAT! Shop & Save With US. read more
Description: Very Good. 0671704966 Great condition paperback book, clean pages, mild creases to spine, some edge/corner rubs, this book is GREAT! Shop & Save With US. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Dover Publications
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780486282220ISBN:0486282228
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. No marks on pages. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 96 p. Dover Thrift Editions. Audience: General/trade. read more
"Shaw was a highly politicized writer, railing against the idea of easy-reads and political convention. He had a wild hair to completely disassemble the English language, putting it back together in a more orderly, logical, or simply phonetical manner. As we see today, he was not successful in this endeavor. He begins Pygmalion by using this amended alphabet, which is ambitious, but mostly abandons it after a short while, leaving only a footnote explaining his decision, citing the near indecipherability that would occur should the play be continued in this script. It is not unclear to see why his revolution failed, when its main proponent abandons it for readability."
""the difference between a lady and a flower girl is not how she behaves, but how she's treated. I shall always be a flower girl to Professor Higgins, because he always treats me as a flower girl, and always will; but I know I can be a lady to you, because you always treat me as a lady, and always will." --Eliza Doolittle
I found this to be a much more interesting play performed than read. I really loved the dialogue between the characters. The originality of the story was great as well. I cannot wait to watch the movie version of "My Fair Lady"!"
"This is one of George Bernard Shaw's most celebrated plays. This play earned him both a Nobel Prize and an Oscar. It was also adapted into the film "My Fair Lady." It is funny, but cuts at a serious theme, conflict between the classes. This is perhaps why Shaw was so effective; he was able to use satire to make serious ideas palatable. Ultimately an attack on social morality and the advocation for socialism are at the center of this play.
I think you will enjoy it and be challenged by it, even if ultimately you reject his worldview.
(I listened to an audiobook performed by the L.A. Theater Co. I recommend it.)"
"This has been a favorite since I was a child. I loved old movies when I was a kid and would actually sit through the entire 4 hours of My Fair Lady and love every minute of it. (I actually know all the songs and if you get me drunk enough I'm sure you'll be hearing Just you wait Enry Iggins just you wait... or Wouldn't it be loverly.) So when I was 10 or 11 someone bought me this book for my birthday and it was love all over again. I heart Eliza."
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