Four Plays By Patrick White
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: First ed.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Small tear on front of jacket.
From one of the towering figures of twentieth-century literature comes a landmark collection of dramatic works that showcases the full range of Patrick White's theatrical genius. Four Plays by Patrick White gathers together four of the Nobel Prize-winning Australian author's most significant stage works — The Ham Funeral, The Season at Sarsaparilla, A Cheery Soul, and Night on Bald Mountain — each a searing examination of suburban conformity, spiritual isolation, and the tormented inner lives of ordinary Australians. With the same unflinching psychological intensity that defines his celebrated novels, White crafts characters who are simultaneously grotesque and deeply sympathetic, stranded between their yearning for transcendence and the crushing banality of their world. White's drama stands apart from the dominant theatrical conventions of its era, presenting a uniquely Australian voice infused with European expressionism and a darkly comic sensibility that challenges audiences to confront uncomfortable truths about society, identity, and mortality. His dialogue crackles with sardonic wit and poetic intensity, while the plays' structures subvert realist expectations in ways that feel bracingly modern. For readers and theatre enthusiasts alike, this collection is an essential companion to White's prose masterworks — and a compelling reminder that his vision of humanity's capacity for both cruelty and grace burns just as fiercely on the stage as on the page.
Author: Patrick White
Format: Hardback
Published: 1965, Eyre & Spottiswoode, London
Genre: Plays
Edition: First ed.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Small tear on front of jacket.
From one of the towering figures of twentieth-century literature comes a landmark collection of dramatic works that showcases the full range of Patrick White's theatrical genius. Four Plays by Patrick White gathers together four of the Nobel Prize-winning Australian author's most significant stage works — The Ham Funeral, The Season at Sarsaparilla, A Cheery Soul, and Night on Bald Mountain — each a searing examination of suburban conformity, spiritual isolation, and the tormented inner lives of ordinary Australians. With the same unflinching psychological intensity that defines his celebrated novels, White crafts characters who are simultaneously grotesque and deeply sympathetic, stranded between their yearning for transcendence and the crushing banality of their world. White's drama stands apart from the dominant theatrical conventions of its era, presenting a uniquely Australian voice infused with European expressionism and a darkly comic sensibility that challenges audiences to confront uncomfortable truths about society, identity, and mortality. His dialogue crackles with sardonic wit and poetic intensity, while the plays' structures subvert realist expectations in ways that feel bracingly modern. For readers and theatre enthusiasts alike, this collection is an essential companion to White's prose masterworks — and a compelling reminder that his vision of humanity's capacity for both cruelty and grace burns just as fiercely on the stage as on the page.