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Arms and the Man
Arms and the Man
Author: George Bernard Shaw
Arms and the Man, optimistic, farcical, absurd, and teeming with sexual energy, has Shaw inverting the devices of melodrama to glorious effect. — In the opening scene of Arms and the Man, which establishes the play's embattled Balkan setting, young Raina learns of her suitor's heroic exploits in combat. She rhaps...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780140481020
ISBN-10: 0140481028
Publication Date: 6/30/1950
Pages: 78
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4.2 stars, based on 3 ratings
Publisher: Penguin Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio CD
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This is a funny play about a soldier coming upon women at home alone while their men are away at war. Then what happens when the fiance discovers the truth.
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George Bernard Shaw's famous play is as riveting today as when I read it thirty years ago.


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