{"product_id":"five-plays-antigone-eurydice-the-ermine-the-rehearsal-romeo-and-jeannette-paperback","title":"Five Plays: Antigone, Eurydice, the Ermine, the Rehearsal, Romeo and Jeannette - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJean Anouilh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe great French playwright Jean Anouilh (1910-87) wrote both \"pink\" bittersweet comedies and \"black\" tragic dramas. \u003ci\u003eJean Anouilh Five Plays\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003ethe finest English-language anthology of his works\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003ecrackles with both his sharp wit and his icy cynicism. In \u003ci\u003eAntigone\u003c\/i\u003e, his preeminent play and exemplar of his themes and style, he creates a disturbing world in which fate may be no more than a game of role-playing. \u003ci\u003eEurydice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Ermine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Rehearsal\u003c\/i\u003e, R\u003ci\u003eomeo and Jeannette\u003c\/i\u003e are the other plays included in this edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJean Anouilh\u003c\/b\u003e, one of the foremost French playwrights of the twentieth century, replaced the realist works of the previous era with his dramas, which exploit fantasy, tragic passion, scenic poetry and cosmic leaps in time and space. He used Greek myth to explore the disturbing moral dilemmas of our times. \u003ci\u003eAntigone\u003c\/i\u003e, his best-known play, was performed in 1944 in Nazi-controlled Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 28, 1990\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45007797944422,"sku":"9780374522292","price":34.03,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/T0MxaHAyRW9sT2pJcCtEcFVDWDRhQT09.webp?v=1773153999","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/five-plays-antigone-eurydice-the-ermine-the-rehearsal-romeo-and-jeannette-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}