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Description for Mary Stuart
Paperback. Schiller's thrilling account of the extraordinary relationship between England's Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots Production at the Donmar Warehouse in London's West End from July 2005. Translator(s): Oswald, Peter. Series: Oberon Classic Plays S. Num Pages: 106 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 213 x 7. Weight in Grams: 150.
Schiller's play of 1800 pits Mary Queen of Scots against her rival Elizabeth of England. The meeting never happened, but Goethe claimed 'It will be good to see those whores alongside each other.'
Schiller's Mary redeems her youthful crimes through an ordeal that lifts her into the realms of spiritual serenity, while Elizabeth descends deeper into rage, revenge and deception.
Peter Oswald's version, mixing poetry and prose, opened at the Donmar Warehouse in London’s West End in July 2005.
Product Details
Publisher
Oberon Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
106
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Series
Oberon Classic Plays S.
Condition
New
Weight
149g
Number of Pages
110
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781840025798
SKU
V9781840025798
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Ref
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About F. Lamport
Peter Oswald was born in England in 1965. His original plays include the verse plays 'Allbright' and 'Valadonama', and 'Fair Ladies At A Game Of Poem Cards', 'Augustine's Oak', 'Ramayana', and 'Sha Kuntala'. He has also adapted plays by Sophocles and Lorca. Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (1759-1805) ranks as one of the greatest figures in European drama and literature. ... Read more
Reviews for Mary Stuart
Aeschylus’ Oresteia might be the cornerstone of Western drama, but it’s not an easy ask. However, in adaptor/director Robert Icke’s outstanding modern updating, which achieves the hurtling momentum of the best box-sets, it’s slickly compelling viewing…suffice to say there’s a firm sense…of a man in full and joyous command of his complex material… This is Greek drama humanised and modernised ... Read more