Marivaux: Two Plays The Triumph of Love; the Game of Love and Chance |
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| Author:
| Marivaux, Pierre De |
| Adapted by:
| Murray, Braham |
| Translator:
| Sand, Katherine
Bartlett, Neil |
| Series title: | Oberon Classics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-84002-746-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2007 |
| Publisher: | Oberon Books, Limited
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $19.95 |
Book Description:
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Gender-bending, erotic and sexually-charged,
The Triumph of Love is the 18th Century equivalent of a Joe Orton comedy A young princess, conscious that her claim to the throne is less than honourable, disguises herself as a man in order to dupe her enemies and persuade the rightful ruler to return. This faithful and vivid translation by Braham Murray and Katherine Sand was first performed at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester in 2007.In
The Game of Love and Chance, a...
More DescriptionGender-bending, erotic and sexually-charged, The Triumph of Love is the 18th Century equivalent of a Joe Orton comedy A young princess, conscious that her claim to the throne is less than honourable, disguises herself as a man in order to dupe her enemies and persuade the rightful ruler to return. This faithful and vivid translation by Braham Murray and Katherine Sand was first performed at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester in 2007.In The Game of Love and Chance, a pair of prospective lovers each swap places with their servants, while their relatives, fully apprised of both deceptions, look on in amusement. Neil Bartlett's adaptation, first performed at the Lyric Hammersmith, finds inventive modern equivalents for Marivaux's ludic theatricality and its roots in the Commedia dell'Arte.