Murders at Argos/ Cressida Among the Greeks

The Murders at Argos retells the Oresteia story with Orestes and Electra as murderous teens. Cressida Among the Greeks takes place during the last days of the Trojan War. The story of the doomed lovers is woven together with the foibles of the Trojan royal family as they try to stave off impending disaster.
The Murders at Argos retells the Oresteia story with Orestes and Electra as murderous teens. Cressida Among the Greeks takes place during the last days of the Trojan War. The story of the doomed lovers is woven together with the foibles of the Trojan royal family as they try to stave off impending disaster.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

David Foley has written nine plays, ranging in subject from the Trojan War to a turn-of-the-century Naval sex scandal. His work has been presented by Here, the Lark Theatre Company, Ensemble Studio Theatre, the Ohio Theatre in New York, and the Hampstead Theatre in London. He lives in New York City.

Zusammenfassung

The Murders at Argos retells the Oresteia story with Orestes and Electra as murderous teens. Cressida Among the Greeks takes place during the last days of the Trojan War. The story of the doomed lovers is woven together with the foibles of the Trojan royal family as they try to stave off impending disaster. Cressida among the Greeks takes off from Shakespeare and Chaucer, revisting Trolius and Cressida, the classsic tale of love and betrayal amid the chaos of war, with romantic passion and acerbic humor.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: David Foley
• Verlag: Bloomsbury Academic
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 31.12.1999
• EAN: 9781840023237
• ISBN: 978-1-84002-323-7
• Seiten: 150
• Gewicht: 178 g
• Serien: Oberon Modern Playwrights S; Oberon Modern Plays; Oberon Modern Playwrights; Oberon Modern Playwrights S.
• Themen: Belletristik > Erzählende Literatur; Amerika, Vereinigtes Königreich, Großbritannien, DRAMA / General, DRAMA / Ancient & Classical, Plays / Drama, DRAMA / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, DRAMA / American / General, Plays, Playscripts, Plays, playscripts, drama