Aleksander Fredro: Three Plays - Revenge; Virgin's Vows; The Annuity

The extraordinary career and impressive literary output of the 'Father' of Polish comedy, Aleksander Fredro, was the subject of much celebration in Poland in 1993, the bicentenary of his birth. These new translations by Noel Clark of three of Fredro's best known plays should do much to repair the relative ignorance of his works in this country. Virgins' Vows- generally regarded as Fredro's most accomplished comedy - and The Annuity, both reflect the author's awareness of the disadvantages suffered by young women in a male-dominated society. Revenge is a seemingly innocent social comedy about a property dispute, but the Russian censors of his day were not slow to spot the subversive potential of the play.

Noel Clark's translations of Revenge and Virgins' Vow's have been broadcast, to much acclaim, by the BBC World Service.

About the author

Noel Clark was born in London and studied at Queen’s College, Oxford. He has worked for the BBC as a foreign correspondent and then as a freelance literary translator – mostly of classic plays in verse – from Polish, French, Dutch and German. His translations include the works of Fredro, Wyspianski, Vondel, Kleist, Lessing, Corneille, Moliere, and many others.

Product details

• Authors: Noel Clark, Aleksander Fredo, Aleksander Fredro, Fredro Aleksander
• Assisted by: Noel Clark (Translation), Noel Clarke (Translation)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.11.1993
• EAN: 9780948230646
• ISBN: 978-0-948230-64-6
• No. of pages: 290
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 198 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 331 g
• Series: Oberon Modern Playwrights
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; DRAMA / General, Plays, Playscripts, Aleksander Fredro Virgins Vows Annuity Revenge Noel clark