Pygmalion
Edition: Pocket Books paperback edition (8)
Series: Enriched Classics Series
Publisher: Pocket Books
Published: 2005 August
Place of publication: New York, USA
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9781416500407
Copyright date: 2005
Subjects: Irish Drama; Shaw, George Bernard, 1856-1950; Drama; Plays / Drama; Plays; English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; Fiction / General; Continental European; Linguistics teachers; Social classes; Speech and social status
First sentence: THE DAUGHTER [in the space between the central pillars, Close to the one on her left] I'm getting chiIIed to the bone.
Description: Enduring Literature Illuminated by Practical Scholarship 
An idealistic professor transforms an unsophisticated Cockney girl into a refined young lady in this classic drama set in turn-of-the-century London. 
This Enriched Classic Edition includes: 
• A concise introduction that gives readers important background information 
• A chronology of the author's life and work 
• A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context 
• An outline of key themes and plot points to help readers form their own interpretations 
• Detailed explanatory notes 
• Critical analysis including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work 
• Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction 
• A list of recommended related books and films to broaden the reader's experience 
Enriched Classics offer readers affordable editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and insightful commentary. The scholarship provided in Enriched Classics enables readers to appreciate, understand, and enjoy the world's finest books to their full potential. 
Series edited by Cynthia Brantley Johnson
(back cover)
Notes: US/CAN