The illusion
1st TCG ed.
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Author
Contributions
- Corneille, Pierre, 1606-1684. - Contributor
Publication
1994 - Theatre Communications Group, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
20,750 words, Guess
Page Count
83 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL1104075M
- ISBN-101559360895
- OCLC Control Number30781306
- OCLC Control Numberillusion0000kush_b2t8
- Library of Congress Control Number94029131
and 2 more
- Goodreads4464855
- LibraryThing286029
Classifications
- DDC812/.54
- LCCPS3561.U778 I43 1994
- LCCPS3561.U778
Description
Freely adapted by playwright Tony Kushner, The Illusion triumphs as a thoroughly modern rendering of Pierre Corneille's neoclassical French comedy, L'Illusion Comique. Already a favorite of theatres throughout the country, this adaptation offers readers the exquisite wordplay, beguiling comedy and fierce intelligence found in all of Kushner's work. The Illusion follows a contrite father, Pridamant, seeking news of his prodigal son from the sorcerer Alcandre. The magician conjures three episodes from the young man's life. Inexplicably, each scene finds the boy in a slightly different world: names change, allegiances shift and fairy-tale simplicity evolves into elegant tragedy. Pridamant watches, enthralled by the boy's struggles, but only as the strange tale reaches its conclusion does the father confront the ultimate - and unexpected - truth about his son. An enchanting argument for the power of theatrical imagination over reality, The Illusion weaves obsession and caprice, romance and murder, fact and fiction, into an enticing exploration of the greatest illusion of all - love.
Subjects
Series Statement
- TCG translations ;
Other Editions
- The illusion
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