by George Bernard Shaw
Published 1912
82 pages
Format: Play
Nationality: Ireland
Original Language: English
Obtained: Michael's Books, Bellingham
Started: March 27th, 2012
Finished: April 1st, 2012
Notes: In ancient Greek mythology, Pygmalion was a sculptor who fell in love with one of his statues. He is featured in Ovid's Metamorphoses.
This play is the basis for the the 1956 Broadway musical My Fair Lady and the 1964 film of the same name, starring Rex Harrison as Henry Higgins and Audrey Hepburn as Eliza Doolittle.
Comments: Although I did enjoy this play, it was not as fantastic as I had anticipated, perhaps due to my rather high expectations. I have a great fondness for the Hepburn film, and I know that Shaw was notorious for his wit. I suppose I expected it to penetrate deeper as a social comedy, which may be due to my familiarity with Wilde's famous social plays. Still, I did rather enjoy Pygmalion and its quite feminist undertones. I'd like to read more of Shaw's work in the future to make up my mind about him.
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