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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").
Arms and the Man is a classic play written by George Bernard Shaw, first performed in 1894. Set during the Serbo-Bulgarian War of 1885, the play satirizes the romantic notions of war and heroism prevalent in the society of that time.
Arms and the Man, romantic comedy in three acts by George Bernard Shaw, produced in 1894 and published in 1898. The play is set in the Petkoff household in Bulgaria and satirizes romantic ideas concerning war and heroism.
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Jun 17, 2001 · In “Arms and the Man” the subject which occupies the dramatist’s attention is that survival of barbarity—militarism—which raises its horrid head from time to time to cast a doubt on the reality of our civilization.
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Arms and the Man. Play Summary. The play begins in the bedroom of Raina Petkoff in a Bulgarian town in 1885, during the Serbo-Bulgarian War.
