Edited by Alfreds Straumanis (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dustjacket included. Later Edition. ISBN 088133216X. Hardback. Very Good condition book in a Very Good condition dustjacket with minor rubs and creases around its edges. Tight, sound, unmarked copy. No statement of later printing on copyright page. No Signature.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 386pp. A very good, clean bright, tight copy. Very good dj. enclosed in a mylar protector. "Fire and Night: Five Baltic Plays is a selection of dramas by five different Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian playwrights representing different developmental periods of their nations. Mostly through legends and folklore the authors interpret the historical events of their people. Introductory essays by scholars of Baltic descent precede each play.(JSTOR) Fire and Night by Janis Rainis ( Latvian) Power by Martins Ziverts ( Latvian) Mindaugas by Justinas Marcinkevicius ( Lithuanian ) Kasimieras Sapiega by Balys Sruoga (Lithuanian) The Nameless Island by Artur Alliksaar ( Estonian) Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.…

Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 363pp. Photographs. A very good, clean, tight, bright copy. Some very slight wear todj enclosed in mylar protector "This collection satisfies the need for an introduction to Baltic drama, but reveals a greater one: the need for at least some of these plays to be disseminated among not just those who already have an interest in Baltic theatre and literature, but those who are interested in theatre and literature, regardless of the nationality. I hope and urge that the work that Alfreds Straumanis has begun as editor of this series not be lost on some unvisited shelves of the university library. Let these plays gain audiences in performance and gain readers from this collection and even more readers from inclusion in general anthologies meant for wide circulation among students and lovers of dramatic literature." (Lituanus) Each play is preceded by a brief introductory essay. FIVE POSTS IN A MARKETPLACE by Algirdas Landsbergis. THE AWAKENING by Antanas Skema. MAD, CHRISTOPHER, MAD by Martins Ziverts. THE BLUE ONE by Gunars Priede. CINDARELLAGAME by Paul-Eerik Rummo. ILLUMINATIONS by Enn Vetemaa.…