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Bernard Shaw's Henry Higgins: A Classic Aspergen.

This article focuses on the character Henry Higgins in Bernard Shaw's theatrical production "Pygmalion." The playwright described the character as a middle-aged bully who was indifferent to young women. Jackie Maxwell has unintentionally directed Higgins as an adult Asperger in her Shaw Festival The...

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Publicado en:English Literature in Transition, 1880-1920 Vol. 49; no. 4; pp. 388 - 398
Autor principal: Weintraub, Rodelle
Formato: Literary Criticism
Publicado: ELT Press 2006
Materias:
Pygmalion (Play : Shaw)
Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950
Maxwell, Jackie
Asperger's syndrome patients
Autism
Social interaction
Empathy
Fictional characters
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Sumario:This article focuses on the character Henry Higgins in Bernard Shaw's theatrical production "Pygmalion." The playwright described the character as a middle-aged bully who was indifferent to young women. Jackie Maxwell has unintentionally directed Higgins as an adult Asperger in her Shaw Festival Theatre production in 2004. An individual who has Asperger's Syndrome has difficulties in social interaction and lacks empathy.