Collected Plays (Volume 2) : the Love of a Good Man, the Possibilities, Brutopia, Rome, Uncle Vanya, Ten Dilemmas

Howard Barker

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Published by Calder Publications / Riverrun Press, New York, NY, 1993

0714541826 / 9780714541822

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Very Good+ in Wraps: shows a couple of small, rather faint and clearly stray pen marks at the fore-edge; two faint creases to the back-strip; just a touch of wear to the extremities; a former owner's name at the inside of the front cover; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, the noted minor imperfections. Bright and clean. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo (7.25 x 4.75 x 1 inches) . Language: English. Weight: 13 ounces. Paperback. Howard Barker (born 1946) is a British playwright, screenwriter and writer of radio drama, painter, poet, and essayist, writing predominantly on playwriting and for the theatre. He is best known for his plays Scenes from an Execution, Victory, The Castle, The Possibilities (included in this volume) , The Europeans, Judith, and Gertrude The Cry. He is a founding member of, primary playwright for and stage designer for British theatre company The Wrestling School. Barker has coined the term "Theatre of Catastrophe" to describe a form of dramatic tragedy he has developed. Rejecting the widespread notion that an audience should share a single response to the events onstage, Barker works to fragment response, forcing each viewer to wrestle with the play alone. Barker's plays often explore violence, sexuality, the desire for power, human motivation and the limits of language. Barker's protagonists are conflicted, often perverse, and their motivations appear enigmatic. Rejecting the widespread notion that an audience should share a single response to the events onstage, Barker works to fragment response, forcing each viewer to wrestle with the play alone. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 399 pages.…

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Title
Collected Plays (Volume 2) : the Love of a Good Man, the Possibilities, Brutopia, Rome, Uncle Vanya, Ten Dilemmas
Author
Howard Barker
Publisher
Calder Publications / Riverrun Press, New York, NY
Publication year
1993
Condition
Very Good+
Binding
Paperback
Language
English
ISBN 10
0714541826
ISBN 13
9780714541822
Edition
First Edition Thus.

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