Six Plays
six characters in search of an author, henry iv, caps and bells, right you are (if you think you are), the jar, the patent
$21.60
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
30 March 2020
Summary
This selection of plays by Luigi Pirandello contains some of his best-known works, such as Six Characters in Search of an Author – an absurdist piece in which the characters, actors and Pirandello himself interact during the rehearsal of a fictional play within the play – and Henry IV – a tragicomic tale of a man who falls from a horse and believes himself to be the eponymous Holy Roman Emperor. Preoccupied with the nature of truth and delusion, and treading dangerously on the borderline b…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780714548494 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0714548499 |
| Author: | Luigi Pirandello, Felicity Firth, Robert Rietti, John Wardle, Donald Watson, Carlo Ardito |
| Publisher: | Alma Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Calder Publications Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 30 March 2020 |
| Weight: | 286g |
| Dimensions: | 28mm x 198mm x 129mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“Something close to classical tragedy that evokes our primal fears…” – The Guardian
Something close to classical tragedy that evokes our primal fears… * The Guardian *
About The Author
Luigi Pirandello
Born in Sicily, Luigi Pirandello (1867–1936) studied as a philologist before becoming an acclaimed writer of both drama and fiction. One of the most innovative and influential playwrights of the last century, he is best known for his comic masterpiece Six Characters in Search of an Author, and was the winner of the 1934 Nobel Prize for Literature.
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