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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.

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  • 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. (en)
  • Androkles i lew (ang. Androcles and the Lion) – dramat George'a Bernarda Shawa z 1912 roku. (pl)
  • «Андро́кл и лев» (англ. Androcles and the Lion) — социально-философская пьеса-притча Бернарда Шоу в двух действиях с прологом. В этой пьесе драматург выразил своё отношение к христианству, близкое к философии Льва Толстого, и к возможным путям прогресса человечества. Биограф Хескет Пирсон охарактеризовал эту маленькую пьесу как шедевр, персонажи которого «воплощены более ярко и жизненно, чем в любой другой пьесе Шоу». Пьеса была дважды экранизирована. Русский перевод (для шеститомника пьес Шоу) выполнила Галина Островская. (ru)
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  • A Christian is saved by his devotion to an animal
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  • Androcles and the Lion (en)
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  • 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. (en)
  • Androkles i lew (ang. Androcles and the Lion) – dramat George'a Bernarda Shawa z 1912 roku. (pl)
  • «Андро́кл и лев» (англ. Androcles and the Lion) — социально-философская пьеса-притча Бернарда Шоу в двух действиях с прологом. В этой пьесе драматург выразил своё отношение к христианству, близкое к философии Льва Толстого, и к возможным путям прогресса человечества. Биограф Хескет Пирсон охарактеризовал эту маленькую пьесу как шедевр, персонажи которого «воплощены более ярко и жизненно, чем в любой другой пьесе Шоу». Пьеса была дважды экранизирована. Русский перевод (для шеститомника пьес Шоу) выполнила Галина Островская. (ru)
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  • Androcles and the Lion (play) (en)
  • Androkles i lew (pl)
  • Андрокл и лев (пьеса) (ru)
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