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Books : Pygmalion (Penguin Classics)
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 Rating:  - Comic GeniusThe 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 ... Read More Rating:  - better than thoughtI hadn't read anything like this before but had to read this for the Open University course An Introduction to the Humanities. I liked it and found it a well written book. It helped me get a great mark in my assignment too which is an added bonus. Rating: - Musicals? You can keep 'em!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! Rating: - Lauughing on the Train! Whatever next?Ive never really read anything like this. Ive had to read this as part of my course. I can honestly say that it is brilliant. I cant believe i caught myself laughing on the train! Its different, it wiitty and just something you can really relate too. A must read! Rating: - A bit didactic but full of fun, gaiety, humor & Shavian witPublished as a play in 1916, 'Pygmalion' is one of Shah's play not heavy on philosophy. I, personally feel that his plays heavy on philosophy are his best - 'Man and Superman', 'St. Joan', 'Androcles and the Lion' et al. Among his plays of 'not heavy on philosophy' genre, I rate 'Pygmalion' as one of the best. It is full of fun, gaiety, humor, Shavian wit and is a wee bit didactic. As Shaw wrote in the preface of 'Man and Superman', that all good, great writing should be didactic. So, even in the mildly ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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