Androcles and the Lion
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
1481073486
ISBN 13
9781481073486
Category
Classics
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Publication Year
2012
Pages
50
Description
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 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. - from Amzon
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