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Androcles and the Lion
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Androcles and the Lion

Dan Laurence,George Bernard Shaw
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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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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Country
United Kingdom
Date
29 October 1987
Pages
160
ISBN
9780140450132

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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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Country
United Kingdom
Date
29 October 1987
Pages
160
ISBN
9780140450132

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