Arms and the Man

This article is about the play by George Bernard Shaw. For other uses, see Arms and the Man (disambiguation).

Arms and the Man
Shaw at the time of the production of Arms and the Man
Written byGeorge Bernard Shaw
Date premiered21 April 1894 (1894-04-21)
Place premieredAvenue Theatre, London
SubjectLove and war

Arms and the Man is a comedy by Bernard Shaw. Its title comes from the opening words of Virgil's Aeneid, Arma virumque cano (Of arms and the man I sing).

The play was first produced on 21 April 1894 at the Avenue Theatre in London and published in 1898 as part of Shaw's Plays Pleasant volume, which also included Candida, You Never Can Tell, and The Man of Destiny. Arms and the Man was one of Shaw's first commercial successes. He humorously exposes the futility of war and the hypocrisies of human nature.

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