TY  - BOOK
AU  - Shaw, Bernard
AU  - Ward, A.C., ed.
TI  - Androcles and the lion
SN  - 000209026X
U1  - 822.912 
PY  - 1985///
CY  - New Delhi
PB  - Orient Longman
KW  - English Drama
KW  - English  literature- Drama
KW  - Slaves
KW  - Rome (Empire)
KW  - Lion
KW  - Human-animal relationships
KW  - Fables
KW  - Italy--Rome
KW  - English drama--Irish authors
KW  - Christianity
N2  - Androcles and the Lion is a 1912 play written by George Bernard Shaw. The play is Shaw's retelling of the tale of Androcles, a slave who is saved by the requiting mercy of a lion. In the play, Shaw portrays Androcles to be one of the 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 the cultural clash between Jesus' teachings and traditional Roman values
ER  -