Androcles and the Lion
Drama
Synthetic audio, Automated braille
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.
Title Details
ISBN
9780141963662
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Copyright Date
1944
Book number
5963312