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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 ...
George Bernard Shaw Shaw in 1911 Born (1856-07-26) 26 July 1856 Portobello, Dublin, Ireland Died 2 November 1950 (1950-11-02) (aged 94) Ayot St Lawrence, Hertfordshire, England Resting place Shaw's Corner, Ayot St Lawrence Pen name Bernard Shaw Occupation Writer political activist Citizenship United Kingdom (1856–1950) Ireland (dual citizenship, 1934–1950) Spouse Charlotte Payne-Townshend ...
Chocolate soldier is an expression referring to a good-looking but useless warrior, popularised by George Bernard Shaw's 1894 play Arms and the Man.The term originates as a derogatory label for a soldier who will not fight but looks good in a uniform, shortened from 'Chocolate Cream soldier'.
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 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 .
Arms and the Man or Heroes (German: Helden) is a 1958 West German historical comedy film directed by Franz Peter Wirth and based on the 1894 play of the same name by George Bernard Shaw. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. [1] It was also entered into the 1959 Cannes Film Festival. [2]
Some troops leave the battlefield injured. Others return from war with mental wounds. Yet many of the 2 million Iraq and Afghanistan veterans suffer from a condition the Defense Department refuses to acknowledge: Moral injury.
Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Arms and the Man is a 1932 British film based on the play Arms and the Man by George Bernard ...