Androcles and the Lion

Overview

Shaw retells the story of Androcles, a slave who is saved by the requited mercy of a lion. In the play, Androcles is one of many Christians being led to the Colosseum for torture. The piece reveals themes of both modern and early Christianity, including the clash between the teachings of Jesus and traditional Roman values.

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Author Information

Bio of George Bernard Shaw

Renowned literary genius George Bernard Shaw was born on July 26, 1856 in Dublin, Ireland. He later moved to London and educated himself at the British Museum while several of his novels were published in small socialist magazines. Shaw later became a music critic for the Star and for the World. He was a drama critic for the Saturday Review and later began to have some of his early plays produced. Shaw wrote the plays Man and Superman, Major Barbara, and Pygmalion, which was later adapted as My Fair Lady in both the musical and film form. He also transformed his works into screenplays for Saint Joan, How He Lied to Her Husband, Arms and the Man, Pygmalion, and Major Barbara. Shaw won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1925. George Bernard Shaw died on November 2, 1950 at Ayot St. Lawrence, Hertfordshire, England.

Customer Reviews

• It's a quick read

  Posted February 21, 2009 by Donna, Rolla, MO

  This is a quick read and I think it's probably worth reading. It is written in the form of a play. I don't think very many children would be at all interested. I suppose it's called a children's book because it has a lion in it but its really a Christian book. I got it for free. I wouldn't want to pay much for it.

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Imprint

CONNECT eBooks Classics

Filesize

381.59 KB

Number of Pages

N/A

eBook ISBN

9781434003485