Androcles and the Lion An Old Fable Renovated
by Shaw, George Bernard; Laurence, Dan H.Edition: Reprint
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1988-03-29
Publisher(s): Penguin Books
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Summary
Androcles and the Lion is a 1912 play written by George Bernard Shaw.Androcles and the Lion 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 makes Androcles out to be one of 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.
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