Androcles and the Lion (Esprios Classics) - George Bernard Shaw - Books - Blurb - 9781006657740 - August 23, 2024
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Androcles and the Lion (Esprios Classics)

George Bernard Shaw

Androcles and the Lion (Esprios Classics)

Androcles and the Lion is a 1912 play written by George Bernard Shaw. The play is Shaw's retelling of the tale of Androcles, a slave who is saved by the requiting mercy of a lion. In the play, Shaw portrays Androcles to be one of the many Christians being led to the Colosseum for torture. Characters in the play exemplify several themes and takes on both modern and supposed early Christianity, including the cultural clash between Jesus' teachings and traditional Roman values.


56 pages

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released August 23, 2024
Original release date 2021
ISBN13 9781006657740
Publishers Blurb
Pages 56
Dimensions 152 × 229 × 3 mm   ·   95 g
Language English  

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