The Judas Kiss - Softcover

Hare, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0571297544 ISBN 13: 9780571297542

Publisher: Faber & Faber, 2012

Synopsis

Oscar Wilde's philosophy leads him on a path to destruction. The Judas Kiss describes two pivotal moments: the day Wilde decides to stay in England and face imprisonment, and the night when the lover for whom he risked everything betrays him.

With a burning sense of outrage, David Hare presents the consequences of an uncompromisingly moral position in a world defined by fear and conformity.

Originally produced in the West End and on Broadway, this new edition coincides with a 2012 revival.

'Superbly written... Hare has taken a history and pieced it together with heroic grace... Vastly rich, sophisticated and heartbreaking.' Time Out, New York

About this title

Book Description:

The Judas Kiss by David Hare presents the consequences of an uncompromising moral position, as Oscar Wilde's philosophy leads him on a path to destruction, he decides to stay in England despite facing imprisonment, betrayal and heartbreak.

About the Author:

David Hare's first full-length play was produced in 1970. Since then he has written over thirty stage plays and twenty-five screenplays for film and television. The plays include Plenty, Pravda (with Howard Brenton), The Secret Rapture, Racing Demon, Skylight, Amy's View, The Blue Room, Via Dolorosa, Stuff Happens, The Absence of War, The Judas Kiss, The Red Barn and The Moderate Soprano. For cinema, he has written The Hours, The Reader, Damage, Denial, Wetherby and The White Crow among others, while his television films include Licking Hitler, the Worricker Trilogy (Page Eight, Turks & Caicos, and Salting the Battlefield) and Collateral. In a millennial poll of the greatest plays of the twentieth century, five of the top hundred were his.

About this edition

• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0571297544
• ISBN 13: 9780571297542
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128