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Author
Series
Alexander lectures ; 1966
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Pub. Date
1973.
Language
English
88) The imperial theme: further interpretations of Shakespeare's tragedies, including the Roman plays
Author
Publisher
Methuen
Pub. Date
[1954]
Language
English
Author
Series
Athenian drama ; 1
Language
English
Description
The Oresteia -- Agamemnon, Choephori, and The Eumenides -- depicts the downfall of the house of Atreus: after King Agamemnon is murdered by Clytemnestra, their son, Orestes, is commanded by Apollo to avenge the crime by killing his mother, and he does so, bringing on himself the wrath of the Furies and the judgment of Athens. Together, the three plays are one of the major achievements of Greek antiquity. - Publisher.
Author
Publisher
Noonday Press
Pub. Date
1991.
Language
English
Description
Seamus Heaney's version of Philoctetes is a fast-paced, brilliant work excellently suited to the stage. Heaney keeps the majesty of the Greek original, but manages to give his verse the flavor of Irish speech and context." ... a purifying play, in the great tradition of modern Irish drama."--John Peter, The Sunday Times. --Publisher.
Author
Publisher
Dramatists Play Service
Pub. Date
[1978]
Language
English
Description
The scene is a middle-class home in Piscataway, New Jersey, where Ozzie Ann (the mother) and Harry (the father) await the return of their Vietnam veteran son, David, and his native bride, Liat. Also on hand are younger brother Et, a sex-obsessed high school junior who eats cornflakes from his unzipped pants; and Hazel, the irrepressible black maid (portrayed by a male performer) who is the real power in the household. When David and Liat arrive they...
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