{"product_id":"pygmalion-and-major-barbara-9780553214086","title":"Pygmalion and Major Barbara","description":"George Bernard Shaw was the greatest British dramatist after Shakespeare, a satirist equal to Jonathan Swift, and a playwright whose most profound gift was his ability to make audiences think by provoking them to laughter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn one of his best-loved plays, \u003ci\u003ePygmalion,\u003c\/i\u003e which later became the basis for the musical \u003ci\u003eMy Fair Lady,\u003c\/i\u003e Shaw compels the audience to see the utter absurdity and hypocrisy of class distinction when Professor Henry Higgins wagers that he can transform a common flower girl into a lady—and then pass her off as a duchess—simply by changing her speech and manners.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMajor Barbara\u003c\/i\u003e Shaw spins out the drama of an eccentric millionaire, a romantic poet, and a misguided savior of souls, Major Barbara herself, in a topsy-turvy masterpiece of sophisticated banter and urbane humor. His brilliant dialogue, combined with his use of paradox and socialist theory, never fails to tickle, entertain—and challenge.","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"STANDARD","offer_id":62224404611459,"sku":"9780553214086","price":5.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0907\/8456\/3587\/files\/9780553214086.jpg?v=1785319941","url":"https:\/\/shopcomics.eu\/products\/pygmalion-and-major-barbara-9780553214086","provider":"Shop Comics EU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}