Publisher's Synopsis
George Bernard Shaw was an Irish playwright and critic who was very influential in Western theatre in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Shaw, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1925, was a prolific writer and considered by many to be one of the greatest dramatists in history. Shaw's most famous works include Pygmalion, Arms and the Man, Man and Superman, and Saint Joan. Pygmalion is Shaw's most famous work and is considered by many to be one of the greatest plays ever written. The play is named after a mythological Greek character who fell in love with one of his sculptures, which eventually came to life. The play has been adapted into film many times and it was also adapted into the famous musical My Fair Lady.
