Androcles and the Lion (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781534792838)

Androcles and the Lion - Bernard Shaw 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 requited 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 cultural clash between Jesus' teachings and traditional Roman values.

Author: Bernard Shaw
ISBN-10: 153479283X
ISBN-13: 9781534792838
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 06/20/2016
Pages: 44
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.21lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.01w x 0.09d