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      • At mid-century in 1856 comes "Androcles and the Lion" by the English artist Alexander Davis Cooper (1820–95).
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    George Bernard Shaw's play Androcles and the Lion (1912) makes Androcles a tailor; he is also given Christian beliefs for the purposes of the play, which on the whole takes a sceptical view of religion. The first film adaptation of the story in the US was also made in 1912.

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    A slave named Androcles once escaped from his master and fled to the forest. As he was wandering about there he came upon a Lion lying down moaning and groaning. At first he turned to flee, but finding that the Lion did not pursue him, he turned back and went up to him.

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    Androcles, a slave, is mistreated by his master, so attempts to escape by running away into a forest. After a while, he stops to rest, but encounters a fiercely roaring lion.

  7. www.britannica.com › topic › Androcles-and-the-LionAndrocles and the Lion | Comedy, Satire, Fable | Britannica

    Androcles and the Lion, drama consisting of a prologue and two acts by George Bernard Shaw, performed in Berlin in 1912 and published in 1916. Using the Roman story of Androcles, Shaw examines true and false religious exaltation, combining the traditions of miracle play and Christmas pantomime into.

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  8. www.britannica.com › biography › Androcles-RomanAndrocles | Lion, Greek Myth & Moral | Britannica

    This article discusses the period from the founding of the city and the regal period, which began in 753 bc, through the events leading to the founding of the republic in 509 bc, the establishment of the empire in 27 bc, and the final eclipse of the Empire of the West in the 5th century ad.

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  9. www.antiquitatem.com › en › androcles-and-the-lion-aulus-gelliusAndrocles and the grateful Lion - History of Greece and Rome

    Oct 25, 2013 · Modernly is famous a play of Bernard Shaw titled precisely “Androcles and the Lion”, in which the English author is really quirky and humorous way about the origins of Christianity and persecution of Christians, all loosely history. In his play Androcles is a Christian brought to the Coliseum.

  10. english-studies.net › androclus-and-the-lion-by“Androclus and the Lion” by James Baldwin: A Critical Analysis

    May 7, 2024 · How does “Androclus and the Lion” challenge societal norms of its time? “Androclus and the Lion” challenges societal norms by portraying the bond between a slave and a wild animal as one of friendship and equality. In ancient Rome, where slavery was common, the idea of a slave befriending a lion would have been unconventional.

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