Androcles and the Lion
Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950
Androcles and the Lion - 1 online resource : multiple file formats
Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Androcles_and_the_Lion_(play) Release date is 2003-05-01
Eve Sobol. HTML version by Al Haines Eve Sobol. HTML version by Al Haines
"Androcles and the Lion" by Bernard Shaw is a play written in 1912. It retells the ancient fable of a Christian slave who removes a thorn from a lion's paw. When Androcles is later sentenced to die in the Roman Colosseum, he faces the same grateful lion in the arena. Shaw crafted this work as a response to religious melodramas and children's plays he found lacking, blending humor, faith, and unexpected mercy into a tale of compassion rewarded. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
English drama (Comedy)
PR
Androcles and the Lion - 1 online resource : multiple file formats
Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Androcles_and_the_Lion_(play) Release date is 2003-05-01
Eve Sobol. HTML version by Al Haines Eve Sobol. HTML version by Al Haines
"Androcles and the Lion" by Bernard Shaw is a play written in 1912. It retells the ancient fable of a Christian slave who removes a thorn from a lion's paw. When Androcles is later sentenced to die in the Roman Colosseum, he faces the same grateful lion in the arena. Shaw crafted this work as a response to religious melodramas and children's plays he found lacking, blending humor, faith, and unexpected mercy into a tale of compassion rewarded. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
English drama (Comedy)
PR