The Infernal Machine and Other Plays Free Download By Jean Cocteau
| Title | : | The Infernal Machine and Other Plays |
| Author | : | Jean Cocteau |
| Format | : | Paperback |
| Page | : | 412 pages |
| ISBN | : | 0811200221 |
Among the great figures who pioneered the modern movement in world literature, none showed himself versatile than France s Jean Cocteau Poet, novelist, critic, artist, actor, film maker, Cocteau was also one of the greatest dramatists Europe has produced, with over a dozen plays which are frequently revived, not only ion France, but in translation in many other count Among the great figures who pioneered the modern movement in world literature, none showed himself versatile than France s Jean Cocteau Poet, novelist, critic, artist, actor, film maker, Cocteau was also one of the greatest dramatists Europe has produced, with over a dozen plays which are frequently revived, not only ion France, but in translation in many other countries.For this collection, fine translations of four full length platys, one short play, and the Speaker s Text for the Cocteau Stravinsky opera Oedipus Rex have been selected The longer plays The Infernal Machine, Orpheus, Bacchus, Knights of the Round Table are re creations of classic myth and legend poetic and highly original interpretations of certain timeless themes which have inspired great drama through the ages The Eiffel Tower Wedding Party is, by contrast, merely a curtain raiser, but remarkable as un jeu d esprit, revealing the wit and psychological penetration for which Cocteau is famous.The Translations The Infernal Machine by Albert Bermel Orpheus by John K Savacool The Eiffel Tower Wedding Party by Dudley Fitts The Knights of the Round table by W.H Auden Bacchus by Mary C HoeckThe Speaker s Text of Oedipus Rex by E.E Cummings
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Jean Maurice Eug ne Cl ment Cocteau 5 July 1889 11 October 1963 was a French poet, novelist, dramatist, designer, boxing manager, playwright and filmmaker Along with other Surrealists of his generation Jean Anouilh and Ren Char for example Cocteau grappled with the algebra of verbal codes old and new, mise en sc ne language and technologies of modernism to create a paradox a classical a Jean Maurice Eug ne Cl ment Cocteau 5 July 1889 11 October 1963 was a French poet, novelist, dramatist, designer, boxing manager, playwright and filmmaker Along with other Surrealists of his generation Jean Anouilh and Ren Char for example Cocteau grappled with the algebra of verbal codes old and new, mise en sc ne language and technologies of modernism to create a paradox a classical avant garde His circle of associates, friends and lovers included Jean Marais, Henri Bernstein, Colette, dith Piaf, whom he cast in one of his one act plays entitled Le Bel Indifferent in 1940, and Raymond Radiguet.His work was played out in the theatrical world of the Grands Theatres, the Boulevards and beyond during the Parisian epoque he both lived through and helped define and create His versatile, unconventional approach and enormous output brought him international acclaim 
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Among the great figures who pioneered the modern movement in world literature, none showed himself versatile than France s Jean Cocteau Poet, novelis
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