Shaw, George Bernard: 1856-1950
Pygmalion, 1913 - Information about the Book
- General Information
- The play is a humane comedy about love and the English class system.
- Information from Wikipedia
- Information from StageAgent
- Facts
- The story is based on the myth of Pygmalion as told in Ovid's Metamorphoses, Book 10.
- The Source of the Title
- Characters
- Femininity and Gender Roles
- Language and speech
- Articles
- Discussion by Shaw's biographer Sir Michael Holroyd and Professor of Irish History, Roy Foster. BBC; July 14, 2012
- Audio (28:34)
The play is still as popular as ever. BBC; October 17, 1998 - How a Happy Ending Ruined Pygmalion. WNYC Radio, New York; December 24, 2014
- 100 years ago today Bernard Shaw’s ‘Pygmalion’ shocked class-ridden Victorian Britain: "The play illustrated Shaw’s contempt for a social system where class and voice meant everything". The Irish Examiner
- "Bernard Shaw Snubs England and Amuses Germany: This article quotes the original script at length, including its final lines. Its author, too, hopes for a "happy ending". The New York Times; November 30, 1913
- Discussion by Shaw's biographer Sir Michael Holroyd and Professor of Irish History, Roy Foster. BBC; July 14, 2012