Early Plays

Early Plays
Author: Eugene O'Neill
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 449
Release: 2001-08-01
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 1101176997

A selection of early work—including two Pulitzer Prize-winning plays—from Eugene O'Neill, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature A Penguin Classic Included in this volume are seven one-act plays (The Moon of the Caribbees, Bound East for Cardiff, In the Zone, The Long Voyage Home, Ile, Where the Cross Is Made, and The Rope), and five full-length plays (Beyond the Horizon, The Straw, Anna Christie, and the classics The Emperor Jones and The Hairy Ape), all written between 1914 and 1921 and produced for the stage between 1916 and 1922. The majority of these plays are heavily influenced by German expressionism—Freud, Nietzsche, Strindberg, and the radical leftist politics in which O'Neill was involved during his youth. Also included in this unique collection is the little-known and highly autobiographical play The Straw, which draws on O'Neill's confinement in the Gaylord Farm Sanatorium.

Early Plays: Volume One

Early Plays: Volume One
Author: Caridad Svich
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 74
Release: 2016-03-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1329964446

This volume of early plays collects for the first time solos and trios from Caridad Svich's body of work. "Scar" and "Torch" are both solo performance texts. "Nightwood" is an abstracted performance ritual inspired by gods and goddesses in Santeria. "Carnival" is a trio that looks at a mythical wood where women spin hair and pray for weddings. -- from publisher's description

Unfixable Forms

Unfixable Forms
Author: Katherine Schaap Williams
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Total Pages: 213
Release: 2021-06-15
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1501753517

Unfixable Forms explores how theatrical form remakes—and is in turn remade by—early modern disability. Figures described as "deformed," "lame," "crippled," "ugly," "sick," and "monstrous" crowd the stage in English drama of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. In each case, such a description distills cultural expectations about how a body should look and what a body should do—yet, crucially, demands the actor's embodied performance. In the early modern theater, concepts of disability collide with the deforming, vulnerable body of the actor. Reading dramatic texts alongside a diverse array of sources, ranging from physic manuals to philosophical essays to monster pamphlets, Katherine Schaap Williams excavates an archive of formal innovation to argue that disability is at the heart of the early modern theater's exploration of what it means to put the body of an actor on the stage. Offering new interpretations of canonical works by William Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Thomas Dekker, Thomas Middleton, and William Rowley, and close readings of little-known plays such as The Fair Maid of the Exchange and A Larum For London, Williams demonstrates how disability cuts across foundational distinctions between nature and art, form and matter, and being and seeming. Situated at the intersections of early modern drama, disability studies, and performance theory, Unfixable Forms locates disability on the early modern stage as both a product of cultural constraints and a spark for performance's unsettling demands and electrifying eventfulness.

Brecht’s Early Plays

Brecht’s Early Plays
Author: Ronald Speirs
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 235
Release: 1982-06-18
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1349054496

Early Plays — Catiline The Warrior's Barrow, Olaf Liljekrans

Early Plays — Catiline The Warrior's Barrow, Olaf Liljekrans
Author: Henrik Ibsen
Publisher: Namaskar Books
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2024-10-18
Genre: Drama
ISBN:

Step into the early works of one of drama’s greatest pioneers with Henrik Ibsen's captivating collection, "Early Plays — Catiline, The Warrior's Barrow, Olaf Liljekrans." This anthology invites you to experience Ibsen’s formative exploration of themes such as ambition, fate, and the human condition, all set against the backdrop of historical and mythological narratives. As you immerse yourself in these powerful plays, ask yourself: What drives individuals to seek greatness, and at what cost? Ibsen's nuanced characters and intricate plots challenge the boundaries of morality and personal ambition, revealing the complexities of human nature. But here's the twist that will keep you engaged: How do the struggles faced by Ibsen's characters mirror the conflicts in our own lives? Each play serves as a reflection on the timeless challenges of loyalty, sacrifice, and the pursuit of identity. With evocative language and profound insights, this collection brings to life Ibsen's early genius and lays the groundwork for his later masterpieces. Prepare to be drawn into a world where the past collides with the present, illuminating the persistent dilemmas we all face. Are you ready to explore the powerful themes of ambition and morality through the lens of Ibsen’s early plays? This anthology not only showcases the evolution of a literary icon but also invites readers to confront the intricate web of desires and consequences that define our existence. Don’t miss the chance to witness the early brilliance of Henrik Ibsen. Will you take the plunge into "Early Plays — Catiline, The Warrior's Barrow, Olaf Liljekrans"? Grab your copy of "Early Plays — Catiline, The Warrior's Barrow, Olaf Liljekrans" today, and embark on a journey through the rich landscape of early drama!

Shakespeare and Lost Plays

Shakespeare and Lost Plays
Author: David McInnis
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 239
Release: 2021-03-25
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 1108843263

Explores Shakespeare's plays in their most immediate context: the hundreds of plays known to original audiences, but lost to us.