| Six Characters in Search of an Author Contributor(s): Pirandello, Luigi (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486299929 ISBN-13: 9780486299921 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $2.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1997 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: Luigi Pirandello's masterpiece, "Six Characters in Search of an Author", presents the playwright's views about the isolation of the individual from society and from himself. This play within a play chronicles six characters as they seek an author to tell their story, and to present their real lives on stage. But do their realities make better tales than fiction? |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism |
| Dewey: 822.92 |
| LCCN: 97033362 |
| Series: Dover Thrift Editions |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 5.2" W x 8.29" (0.13 lbs) 64 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: One of the major figures of modern theater, Luigi Pirandello (1867-1936) wrote dramas and satires that sparked controversy with their radical departures from conventional theatrical techniques. His most celebrated work, Six Characters in Search of an Author, embodies the Nobel Prize-winning playwright's innovations by presenting an open-ended drama on a stage without sets. First performed in 1923, this intellectual comedy introduces six individuals to a stage where a company of actors has assembled for a rehearsal. Claiming to be the incomplete, unused creations of an author's imagination, they demand lines for a story that will explain the details of their lives. In ensuing scenes, these real-life characters, all professing to be part of an extended family, produce a drama of sorts -- punctuated by disagreements, interruptions, and arguments. In the end they are dismissed by the irate manager, their dilemma unsolved and the truth a matter of individual viewpoints. A tour de force exploring the many faces of reality, this classic is now available in an inexpensive edition that will be welcomed by amateur theatrical groups as well as students of drama. |