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
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