Emperor and Galilean (NHB Modern Plays) (NHB Classic Plays) - Softcover

Henrik Ibsen; Ben Power

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1848421923 ISBN 13: 9781848421929

Publisher: Nick Hern Books, 2011

Synopsis

A new version by Ben Power of Ibsen's huge historical drama, seen at the National Theatre in 2011. AD 351. Made Emperor of Rome, Julian attempts to abolish Christianity and restore the old gods. But met with fierce resistance, this great free-thinker becomes a tyrant more hated than his brutal predecessor Constantius. And in arousing the Christians from their apathy he advances their cause, his life and death altering the course of history in stark opposition to his intent. Ibsen's Emperor and Galilean is epic theatre in every sense of the word. Sweeping across Greece and the Middle East during the reign of the Emperor Julian, Ben Power's gripping version of this neglected masterpiece explores the ambitions and failures of one powerful man and the laying down of the foundations of modern civilization.

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Review:

A massive play of ideas on a Faustian scale...you can almost see the sparks flying as he forges his ideas about the joy of life and the stultifying inhibitions of society. --Guardian

About the Author:

HENRIK IBSEN (1828-1906), known as the father of modern drama, is the author of A Doll's House, Hedda Gabler, Brand, Peer Gynt and The Master Builder among many others. BEN POWER is an Associate Director of the National Theatre. His adaptations for the stage include Six Characters in Search of an Author, A Tender Thing (Romeo and Juliet) and Faustus. All of these are published by NHB.

About this edition

• Publisher: Nick Hern Books
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1848421923
• ISBN 13: 9781848421929
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 158