Synopses & Reviews
This fourth volume Luigi Pirandellos collected plays contains four works written between 1916 and 1930 and covers the most productive years of Pirandello's life. It is difficult to overestimate the importance of Pirandello to 20th century theatre. Like Ibsen and Chekhov he held a mirror to life that tilted to bring out the tragedies, absurdities, and banalities that are present in the human condition. Like those who followed himBeckett, Brecht and Ionesco in particularPirandello uses the stage in radical ways, mingling waking reality with dreams and allowing the appearance of truth. Pirandello is one of the most seminal figures of modern theatre, but his influence can be seen in the expressionist, surrealist, and other art movements of 20th century art.
Synopsis
Cultural Writing. Plays. This fourth volume of Pirandello's COLLECTED PLAYS contains four plays written between 1916 and 1930 and covers most of the productive years of Pirandello's life. Like Ibsen and Chekhov, Pirandello held a mirror to life tilted to bring out the banalities, tragedies, and absurdities that are present in the human condition, and like those that followed him, Lonesco, Beckett and Brecht in particular, he uses the stage in radical new ways, mingling waking reality with dreams, and allowing us to see the truth behind appearances that may not be so clear to the characters he portray. Included in Pirandelli's COLLECTED PLAYS are AS YOU DESIRE ME, THINK IT OVER, GIACOMO!, THIS TIME IT WILL BE DIFFERENT, and THE IMBECILE. Translated by Robert Rietti.