The Time Is Not Yet Ripe
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
A foundational work in the history of Australian drama, The Time Is Not Yet Ripe is a witty political comedy originally penned in 1912 by Louis Esson. This 1973 edition, published by The Currency Press and edited by Philip Parsons, helped reintroduce a classic piece of Australian theatre to modern audiences. The play centers on a satirical election campaign in which the tensions between socialism, feminism, and conservatism collide with the romantic complications of an engagement to marry. Esson, a pivotal figure in the early 20th-century Australian literary scene, crafted a play that was ahead of its time, capturing the political zeitgeist with sharp, perspicacious wit. Its publication by Currency Press—at the time a nascent house dedicated to Australian performing arts—marked a significant moment in the reclaiming of Australia's "lost" dramatic canon. For collectors of Australian literary history, theatre enthusiasts, and those interested in the evolution of political satire, this volume remains an essential and highly readable artifact of early 20th-century Australian culture.
Author: Louis Esson (Edited by Philip Parsons)
Format: Paperback
Genre: Classic fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
A foundational work in the history of Australian drama, The Time Is Not Yet Ripe is a witty political comedy originally penned in 1912 by Louis Esson. This 1973 edition, published by The Currency Press and edited by Philip Parsons, helped reintroduce a classic piece of Australian theatre to modern audiences. The play centers on a satirical election campaign in which the tensions between socialism, feminism, and conservatism collide with the romantic complications of an engagement to marry. Esson, a pivotal figure in the early 20th-century Australian literary scene, crafted a play that was ahead of its time, capturing the political zeitgeist with sharp, perspicacious wit. Its publication by Currency Press—at the time a nascent house dedicated to Australian performing arts—marked a significant moment in the reclaiming of Australia's "lost" dramatic canon. For collectors of Australian literary history, theatre enthusiasts, and those interested in the evolution of political satire, this volume remains an essential and highly readable artifact of early 20th-century Australian culture.