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Arms and the Man is a comedy by George Bernard Shaw, whose title comes from the opening words of Virgil's Aeneid, in Latin: Arma virumque cano ("Of arms and the man I sing"). [ 5 ] The play was first produced on 21 April 1894 at the Avenue Theatre and published in 1898 as part of Shaw's Plays Pleasant volume, which also included Candida , You ...
The play comprises three acts: In Act I a poor but aristocratic young doctor named Harry Trench and his friend William Cokane are holidaying at Remagen on the Rhine. They encounter fellow travellers Mr Sartorius, a self-made businessman, and his daughter Blanche.
Arms and the Man (1894) conceals beneath a mock-Ruritanian comic romance a Fabian parable contrasting impractical idealism with pragmatic socialism. [220] The central theme of Candida (1894) is a woman's choice between two men; the play contrasts the outlook and aspirations of a Christian Socialist and a poetic idealist. [221]
Arms and the Man is an 1894 play by George Bernard Shaw. Arms and the Man may also refer to: Arms and the Man, adaptation by Cecil Lewis; Arms and the Man, adaptation by Franz Peter Wirth; Arms and the Man, title of American Rifleman from 1906 to 1923
"The Parable of the Old Man and the Young" "The Roads Also" "S. I. W." "Schoolmistress" "The Send-off" "The Sentry" "The Show" "Six O'Clock in Princes Street" "Smile, Smile, Smile" Soldier's Dream "Sonnet on Seeing a Piece of Iur Heavy Artillery Brought into Action" "Spells and Incantations" "Spring Offensive" "Strange Meeting" "A Terre" [1] [2 ...
The Man of Destiny (Shavian: 𐑞𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑪𐑝 𐑛𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑯𐑰) is an 1897 play by George Bernard Shaw, set in Italy during the early career of Napoleon. It was published as a part of Plays Pleasant , which also included Arms and the Man , Candida and You Never Can Tell .
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