Androcles and the Lion: Play Guide and Free Edition
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Androcles and the Lion is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Shaw, Bernard (1856–1950).
Catalogue synopsis
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"Androcles and the Lion" by Bernard Shaw is a play written in 1912. It retells the ancient fable of a Christian slave who removes a thorn from a lion's paw. When Androcles is later sentenced to die in the Roman Colosseum, he faces the same grateful lion in the arena. Shaw crafted this work as a response to religious melodramas and children's plays he found lacking, blending humor, faith, and unexpected mercy into a tale of compassion rewarded.
Book and edition facts
- Title: Androcles and the Lion
- Author credits: Shaw, Bernard (1856–1950)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- English drama (Comedy)
Gutenberg collections
- Category: British Literature
- Category: Humour
- Category: Plays/Films/Dramas
- Nobel Prizes in Literature
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