Pygmalion by Bernard Shaw
"Pygmalion" is a play that explores the transformative power of education and the nature of language and communication. It follows the story of a cockney flower girl named Eliza Doolittle who is taught to speak and behave like a duchess by a pompous phonetics professor, Henry Higgins. Throughout the process, Eliza develops self-respect and personal dignity, challenging the Victorian society's rigid class system. The play also questions the idea of 'making' someone and the moral responsibility that comes with it.
The 801st greatest book of all time
- Published
- 1913
- Nationality
- British
- Type
- Fiction
- Pages
- 90-120
- Words
- 35,000
- Original Language
- English
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This book is on the following lists:
- 8th on 50 Greatest Plays of The Past 100 Years (1913–2013) (Entertainment Weekly)
- 53rd on 100 Books of Classical and Modern Foreign Literature (The Union of Russian Writers)
- 59th on From Oedipus to The History Boys: Michael Billington's 101 greatest plays (The Guardian)
- The College Board: 101 Great Books Recommended for College-Bound Readers (The College Board, an American not-for-profit organization)
- Harold Bloom's The Western Canon (The Western Canon (Book) by Harold Bloom)
- The New York Public Library's Books of the Century (New York Public Library)
- The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written (Easton Press)