Androcles and the lion : an old fable renovated

Author(s)

• Shaw, Bernard
• Laurence, Dan H.

Bibliographic Information

Androcles and the lion : an old fable renovated

Bernard Shaw ; definitive text under the editorial supervision of Dan H. Laurence

（Penguin books, Drama/Theatre）（Bernard Shaw library）

Penguin, c1957

Note

"First published 1916, Published in Penguin Books 1946, ... Copyright c1957, The Public Trustee as Executor of the Estate of George Bernard Shaw."--T.p. verso

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Androcles and the Lion is a 1912 play written by George Bernard Shaw. Androcles and the Lion is Shaw's retelling of the tale of Androcles, a slave who is saved by the requited mercy of a lion. In the play, Shaw makes Androcles out to be one of many Christians being led to the Colosseum for torture. Characters in the play exemplify several themes and takes on both modern and supposed early Christianity, including cultural clash between Jesus' teachings and traditional Roman values.

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Details

• NCID: BA22482237
• ISBN:
  • 0140450130
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Harmondsworth
• Pages/Volumes: 157 p.
• Size: 20 cm
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00474814
  • BA11026360