Three Plays: Six Characters in Search of an Author, Henry IV, The Mountain Giant

Description: Three Plays by Luigi Pirandello, Anthony Mortimer Pirandello is a seminal figure in modern drama. This is the only one-volume edition of his two most famous plays, Six Characters in Search of an Author and Henry IV, and his last unfinished masterpiece The Mountain Giants, in lively and performable new translations that remain faithful to the letter and spirit of the originals. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR * HENRY IV * THE MOUNTAIN GIANTS Pirandello ranks with Strindberg, Brecht, and Beckett as a seminal figure in modern drama. Innovative and influential, he broke decisively with the conventions of realist theatre to foreground the tensions between art and reality. In his best known play, six characters, imagined but then abandoned by their author, intrude on the rehearsals of aprovincial theatre company in an attempt to play out their family drama. In the brilliant Henry IV, a young man believes himself to be the Holy Roman Emperor; attempts to cure him of his delusion have disastrous consequences.The Mountain Giants is Pirandellos last, unfinished masterpiece, in which he moves towards the mythical, and make-believe and real life once more become entangled. The play reflects its authors growing anxiety about the function of art under a fascist regime. This new edition includes Pirandellos important Preface to Six Characters, an essential critical document for understanding the play that made him famous. Anthony Mortimers lively andperformable translations remain scrupulously faithful to the letter and spirit of the originals. Notes A new translation and unique selection of three plays by a major modern European playwright: Six Characters in Search of an Author, Henry IV and The Mountain Giants. Author Biography Luigi Pirandello (1869-1936) broke decisively with the conventions of realist theatre with his two major plays, Six Characters in Search of an Author (1921) and Henry IV (1922). His relationship with Mussolini has been the subject of much debate, and his last play, The Mountain Giants (1937), reflects Pirandellos growing anxiety about artistic integrity under a fascist regime. The quintessential modernist playwright, his playsforeshadow the Theatre of the Absurd and anticipate the work of Samuel Beckett, Harold Pinter, and Eugene Ionesco. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1934. Anthony Mortimer is best known for his translations of Italianpoetry, including Dante, Cavalcanti, Petrarch, and Michelangelo, and, forthcoming, François Villon (Oneworld, 2013). Table of Contents IntroductionNote on the TextSelect BibliographyChronologySIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHORHENRY IVTHE MOUNTAIN GIANTSAppendix: Preface to Six Characters in Search of an AuthorExplanatory Notes Promotional A lively new translation that remains faithful to the spirit of the original plays. Long Description SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR * HENRY IV * THE MOUNTAIN GIANTS Pirandello ranks with Strindberg, Brecht, and Beckett as a seminal figure in modern drama. Innovative and influential, he broke decisively with the conventions of realist theatre to foreground the tensions between art and reality. In his best known play, six characters, imagined but then abandoned by their author, intrude on the rehearsals of aprovincial theatre company in an attempt to play out their family drama. In the brilliant Henry IV, a young man believes himself to be the Holy Roman Emperor; attempts to cure him of his delusion have disastrous consequences.The Mountain Giants is Pirandellos last, unfinished masterpiece, in which he moves towards the mythical, and make-believe and real life once more become entangled. The play reflects its authors growing anxiety about the function of art under a fascist regime. This new edition includes Pirandellos important Preface to Six Characters, an essential critical document for understanding the play that made him famous. Anthony Mortimers lively andperformable translations remain scrupulously faithful to the letter and spirit of the originals. Feature A new translation and unique selection of three plays by this major modern European playwright.Includes the two plays that established Pirandellos reputation as an innovative dramatist - Six Characters in Search of an Author and Henry IV - together with his last unfinished drama, The Mountain Giants, marking his move towards the mythical.Anthony Mortimers translation combines accuracy, maintaining the original flavour and context, with fluency.The Mountain Giants has a special interest as a reflection of its authors relations with the fascist regime.Includes Pirandellos preface to Six Characters in Search of an Author, an essential critical document for the understanding of his revolutionary play.Substantial introduction places a fresh emphasis on the specifically Sicilian and Italian context of Pirandellos work and the relation between his prose fiction and his achievement as a dramatist. Details ISBN0199641196 Author Anthony Mortimer ISBN-10 0199641196 ISBN-13 9780199641192 Format Paperback Media Book Translator Anthony Mortimer Short Title 3 PLAYS Language English DEWEY 852.912 Residence IT Birth 1867 Death 1936 Year 2014 Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom UK Release Date 2014-04-10 NZ Release Date 2014-04-10 Pages 240 Publisher Oxford University Press Series Oxford Worlds Classics Publication Date 2014-04-10 Imprint Oxford University Press Audience General AU Release Date 2014-04-21 Subtitle Six Characters in Search of an Author, Henry IV, The Mountain Giants We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:78705116;

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