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Pygmalion (Penguin plays & screenplays) [Mass Market Paperback]

George Bernard Shaw (Author)

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Mass Market Paperback: 160 pages
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; New impression edition (Sep 1969)
Language English
ISBN-10: 014048003X
ISBN-13: 978-0140480030
Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 11.2 x 1.2 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Musicals? You can keep 'em!, 14 Mar 2006

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This review is from: Pygmalion: A Romance in five Acts (Penguin Classics) (Paperback)

Having thoroughly enjoyed My Fair Lady over the years, I came to the book expecting to enjoy a recap of the film - was I wrong!
From the start, this book grabbed my attention and kept me glued to the page - so different to the filmed version, and so much better!
I laughed a lot and wanted to scream a lot at Higgins but, and this was a good sign for me, I was so terribly disappointed when I got to the end!
Read it and laugh - this is definately staying on my 'keeper' shelves!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Comic Genius, 27 Oct 2007

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This review is from: Pygmalion: A Romance in five Acts (Penguin Classics) (Paperback)

The greatness of this play is expressed for me by the fact that even reading it straight through as a text, rather than hearing or seeing it enacted as a drama, it still made me laugh. Shaw's ear for dialogue and his sense of comic timing is superb. Yes, it's a dated play, and one wonders how long it will last in performance, but it is literary perfection, razor sharp dialogue, fantastic charactersation and a superb eye for detail. The ambiguity of the ending and the refusal to bow to the schmalzy hollywood film makers saves it from being too saccharine, and allows the seriousness of Shaw's message to shine through, and the comedy saves it from being a polemic.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A lovely insight into Victorian England..., 29 Jun 2000

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This edition was originally published after the film was released but it does not lose any of the plays original charm. It is a lovely insight into attitudes, gender and class differences in Victorian England. It is written as a play text but is just as enjoyable to read as a story.

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