Pygmalion and Arms and the Man

by Marilynn D. Harper

In Pygmalion , Shaw presents the classical story of a professor who transforms a girl of the lower class into an elegant creature, who then falls in love with him -- unfortunately in love, that is. Set in Bulgaria, Arms and the Man satirizes romantic attitudes about love and war. Raina, the heroine, falls in love with a cowardly, chocolate-loving enemy soldier during an unnamed war. After the war, her fiance challenges her new admirer to a duel, loses heart, and proposes to the maid instead.

74 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1982

Reviews

[CA Ram Melam · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pygmalion is the book of class. I understood the story well from this notes.