| The Crime of the Twenty-First Century Contributor(s): Bond, Edward (Author) |
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ISBN: 0413738302 ISBN-13: 9780413738301 Publisher: Methuen Drama OUR PRICE: $15.15 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1999 Annotation: The twenty-first century. The past has been abolished and geography- even the sky - is changed. A woman lives in a vast desert of white rubble. Tiny groups of people come to her seeking a hiding place, but instead are exposed to the deepest questions of human drama, the questions of classical theatre itself. Elemental, stark and with a ruthless logic, Edward Bond's new play The Crime of the Twenty-First Century takes both mind and body to the very edge of experience. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 822 |
| Series: Modern Plays |
| Physical Information: 0.23" H x 5.06" W x 7.81" (0.10 lbs) 64 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: One of Britain's greatest living contemporary dramatists, Edward Bond is widely studied by schools and colleges. The collection includes a commentary by the author. The twenty-first century. The past has been abolished and geography - even the sky - is changed. A woman lives in the vast desert of white rubble. A tiny group of people come to her seeking a hiding place but instead are exposed to the deepest uncertainties of their own condition.Edward Bond is a great playwright - many, particularly in continental Europe, would say the greatest living English playwright (Independent) |