| Amphitryon Contributor(s): Overmyer, Eric (Adapted by), Moliere (Based on a Play by), Von Kleist, Heinrich (Based on a Play by) |
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ISBN: 0881451274 ISBN-13: 9780881451276 Publisher: Broadway Play Publishing OUR PRICE: $12.30 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 1996 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | European - French - Drama | European - French - Drama | American - General |
| Physical Information: 0.17" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.23 lbs) 80 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - French |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A comical, anachronistic, and witty retelling of the Greek myth, composed "after Kleist by way of Moli re with a little bit of Giraudoux." "The story of Jupiter's cuckolding of Amphitryon has come in a variety of theatrical styles over the centuries. Plautus, by all accounts, had great success with it as a burlesque for the Romans; Moli re turned it into a farce, of course; Kleist made a romance of it; and Giraudoux fashioned it into a fantasy. In the new version, Mr Overmyer seems to aim for the sophistication of a Saturday Night Live skit, a sort of Classics Comics for the theater." -Wilborn Hampton, The New York Times |