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The Infernal Machine and Other Plays

Jean Cocteau
3.81/5 (1263 ratings)
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Among the great figures who pioneered the modern movement in world literature, none showed himself more versatile than France's Jean Cocteau. Poet, novelist, critic, artist, actor, film-maker, Cocteau was also one of the greatest dramatists Europe has produced, with over a dozen plays which are frequently revived, not only ion France, but in translation in many other countries.

For this collection, fine translations of four full-length plays, one short play, and the "Speaker's Text" for the Cocteau-Stravinsky opera Oedipus Rex have been selected. The longer plays (The Infernal Machine, Orpheus, Bacchus, Knights of the Round Table) are re-creations of classic myth and legend—poetic and highly original interpretations of certain timeless themes which have inspired great drama through the ages. The Eiffel Tower Wedding Party is, by contrast, merely a "curtain-raiser," but remarkable as un jeu d'esprit, revealing the wit and psychological penetration for which Cocteau is famous.

The Translations:
The Infernal Machine by Albert Bermel
Orpheus by John K. Savacool
The Eiffel Tower Wedding Party by Dudley Fitts
The Knights of the Round table by W.H. Auden
Bacchus by Mary C. Hoeck
The Speaker's Text of Oedipus Rex by E.E. Cummings
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Edition:
English Edition
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
0811200221
ISBN13:
9780811200226
kindle Asin:
B00BGLCFBO

The Infernal Machine and Other Plays

Jean Cocteau
3.81/5 (1263 ratings)
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Among the great figures who pioneered the modern movement in world literature, none showed himself more versatile than France's Jean Cocteau. Poet, novelist, critic, artist, actor, film-maker, Cocteau was also one of the greatest dramatists Europe has produced, with over a dozen plays which are frequently revived, not only ion France, but in translation in many other countries.

For this collection, fine translations of four full-length plays, one short play, and the "Speaker's Text" for the Cocteau-Stravinsky opera Oedipus Rex have been selected. The longer plays (The Infernal Machine, Orpheus, Bacchus, Knights of the Round Table) are re-creations of classic myth and legend—poetic and highly original interpretations of certain timeless themes which have inspired great drama through the ages. The Eiffel Tower Wedding Party is, by contrast, merely a "curtain-raiser," but remarkable as un jeu d'esprit, revealing the wit and psychological penetration for which Cocteau is famous.

The Translations:
The Infernal Machine by Albert Bermel
Orpheus by John K. Savacool
The Eiffel Tower Wedding Party by Dudley Fitts
The Knights of the Round table by W.H. Auden
Bacchus by Mary C. Hoeck
The Speaker's Text of Oedipus Rex by E.E. Cummings
Format:
Pages:
pages
Publication:
Publisher:
Edition:
English Edition
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
0811200221
ISBN13:
9780811200226
kindle Asin:
B00BGLCFBO

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