Plays Three
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The third volume of Christopher Fry's original stage work brings together his only fully-fledged tragedy - The Firstborn, a vivid, urgent retelling of the Biblical story of Moses and the plagues of Egypt - and his six one-act plays, each revealing Fry's unique blend of humour and humanity. They include a lively romance set in a Roman tomb, which first gave theatregoers notice of Fry's bravura talents as a verse dramatist; the meditative, resonant A Sleep of Prisoners, which links the Biblically-inspired dreams of four British POWs during World War Two; the Dark Age fable Thor, with Angels, with its characteristic themes of love and sacrifice; and two portraits of Anglo-Saxon churchmen, The Boy with a Cart and Caedmon Construed (also known as One Thing More), written fifty years apart. The collection concludes with Fry's brief 'conversational fantasy' A Ringing of Bells, set on the eve of the millennium and written for his old school, Bedford Modern.
Book information
ISBN: | 9781840027730 |
Publisher: | Oberon Books |
Imprint: | Oberon Books |
Pub date: | 15 Oct 2007 |
DEWEY: | 822.914 |
DEWEY edition: | 22 |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | 319 |
Weight: | 402g |
Height: | 210mm |
Width: | 132mm |
Spine width: | 19mm |