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Arms and the Man - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Annulet, Argent, Armory, Azure, Bar, Baton, Bearings, Bend, Billet, Blazon, Blazonry, Canton, Charge, Chevron, Chief, Chivalry |
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Arms and the Man is the title of a play by George Bernard Shaw. The phrase comes from the opening words of Virgil's Aeneid:
- Arma virumque cano
Shaw sold the rights to adapt the play into a German operetta, certain that it would never be produced. However, it became a phenomenal hit as The Chocolate Soldier, and Shaw vowed never to sell musicalization rights again. (His estate eventually relented, allowing the production of My Fair Lady).
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