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Fry: Plays Three (the Firstborn, a Phoenix Too Frequent, a Sleep of Prisoners, Thor, with Angels, the Boy with a Cart, Caedmon Construed and a Ringing
by Fry, Christopher
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The third volume of Christopher Fry's original stage work brings together his only fully-fledged tragedy - The Firstborn, a vivid, urgent retelling of the Biblical story of Moses and the plagues of Egypt - and his six one-act plays, each revealing Fry's unique blend of humour and humanity. They include a lively romance set in a Roman tomb, which first gave theatregoers notice of Fry's bravura talents as a verse dramatist; the meditative, resonant A Sleep of Prisoners, which links the Biblically-inspired dreams of four British POWs during World War Two; the Dark Age fable Thor, with Angels, with its characteristic themes of love and sacrifice; and two portraits of Anglo-Saxon churchmen, The Boy with a Cart and Caedmon Construed (also known as One Thing More), written fifty years apart. The collection concludes with Fry's brief 'conversational fantasy' A Ringing of Bells, set on the eve of the millennium and written for his old school, Bedford Modern.
- Format: Trade Paperback
- Author: Fry, Christopher
- ISBN: 9781840027730
- Condition: New
- Dimensions: 8.10 x 0.80
- Number Of Pages: 140
- Publication Year: 2008
Language:
English