| Three Plays After: The Yalta Game, the Bear, Afterplay Contributor(s): Friel, Brian (Author) |
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ISBN: 0571217613 ISBN-13: 9780571217618 Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux OUR PRICE: $14.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2003 Annotation: Brian Friel explores the most Chekhovian of themes in his three new works inspired by the great Russian dramatist: the absurd realm which lies between perpetual hope and a penchant for self-destruction. Whether exploring the loneliness of an unhappy marriage (in "The Yalta Game," based on Chekhov's story "The Lady with the Lapdog"), or imagining the bittersweet meeting of Sonya (Uncle Vanya's niece) and Andrei (the brother of a certain three sisters) in a new work inspired by characters from two Chekhov plays, Friel shows his own masterful range. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 822.914 |
| Series: Faber Plays |
| Physical Information: 0.36" H x 5.23" W x 7.63" (0.30 lbs) 128 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Brian Friel explores the most Chekhovian of themes in his three new works inspired by the great Russian dramatist: the absurd realm which lies between perpetual hope and a penchant for self-destruction. Whether exploring the loneliness of an unhappy marriage (in The Yalta Game, based on Chekhov's story The Lady with the Lapdog), or imagining the bittersweet meeting of Sonya (Uncle Vanya's niece) and Andrei (the brother of a certain three sisters) in a new work inspired by characters from two Chekhov plays, Friel shows his own masterful range. |
Contributor Bio(s): Friel, Brian: - Brian Friel was born in Omagh, County Tyrone (Northern Ireland) in 1929. He received his college education in Derry, Maynooth and Belfast and taught at various schools in and around Derry from 1950 to 1960. He is the author of many plays that have taken their place in the canon of Irish Literature, including Philadelphia, Here I Come! (1964), Lovers (1967), Translations (1980), The Communication Cord (1982), and Dancing at Lughnasa (1990). In 1980 he founded the touring theatre company, Field Day, with Stephen Rea. |