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Arms and the Man
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I'll be honest, I only decided to read Arms and the Man because of the Bulgarian setting and characters. Very rarely do you read about Bulgaria in western literature, and when I discovered that one of the most famous playwrights in the world had written a play set in Bulgaria? I immediately knew I had to read it.
I really liked it. I could relate a lot to Raina, the main character. There were also some funny moments, which I enjoyed.
The only reason I've given it 4 stars instead of 5 is because... there were some ignorant portrayals of the Bulgarian lifestyle. I later learned that Shaw had never actually been to Bulgaria, so I really wish he could have done that, and presented us slightly better than he did.
I really liked it. I could relate a lot to Raina, the main character. There were also some funny moments, which I enjoyed.
The only reason I've given it 4 stars instead of 5 is because... there were some ignorant portrayals of the Bulgarian lifestyle. I later learned that Shaw had never actually been to Bulgaria, so I really wish he could have done that, and presented us slightly better than he did.
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May 08, 2021 02:00AM
When you’ve never been somewhere but you’ve got a book with this setting 🤣🤣
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Estelle wrote: "When you’ve never been somewhere but you’ve got a book with this setting 🤣🤣"Apparently it was 1895 and he asked people if there were any wars going on at the moment, because he wanted to write a play about a war, and somebody told him about the Serbian-Bulgarian war 🤣
He was writing about Bulgaria in the 19th century. He didn't know Bulgaria, but he knew the 19th century, having lived in it. You know Bulgaria, but you don't know the 19th century: I'm sure you never lived in it. Both he and you are talking about a scenario of which you have no personal experience.
Jonathan wrote: "He was writing about Bulgaria in the 19th century. He didn't know Bulgaria, but he knew the 19th century, having lived in it. You know Bulgaria, but you don't know the 19th century: I'm sure you ne..."I was mostly referring to the fact that he portrayed us as if we had no hygiene habits even though we had far better hygiene than the west.
daydreamer wrote: "... he portrayed us as if we had no hygiene habits even though we had far better hygiene than the west."Yes, that was rather rude of him, and probably just ignorant prejudice; but do you really know how often people bathed in Bulgaria, or anywhere else, in the 19th century? I was born in England, but I couldn't say how often people bathed in England in the 19th century. I imagine it varied very much between different classes, and even between different families of the same class. I know that we wash and bathe and change our clothes more often these days because it's so much easier for us than it was for most people in the past.
