Steven Berkoff Plays 3
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This third collection by Steven Berkoff is made up of three history plays, each displaying the sparkling muscularity of language that marks him out as one of the foremost wordsmiths in the English language.Set in thirteenth-century England, Ritual in Blood looks at the persecution of the Jews and, by implication, the persecution of all peoples. One small incident frighteningly escalates and mob hatred is fomented by the cool cynicism of the moneyed classes. The Messiah begins with the image of Christ on the cross and pits His humanity and transcendent goodness against the evil of those who would kill him and all he stands for. In the final play, Berkoff offers a sharp and accessible adaptation of Sophocles's Oedipus tragedy.
Author: Steven Berkoff
Format: Paperback, 224 pages, 127mm x 198mm, 175 g
Published: 2000, Faber & Faber, United Kingdom
Genre: Drama Texts, Plays & Screenplays
Description
This third collection by Steven Berkoff is made up of three history plays, each displaying the sparkling muscularity of language that marks him out as one of the foremost wordsmiths in the English language.Set in thirteenth-century England, Ritual in Blood looks at the persecution of the Jews and, by implication, the persecution of all peoples. One small incident frighteningly escalates and mob hatred is fomented by the cool cynicism of the moneyed classes. The Messiah begins with the image of Christ on the cross and pits His humanity and transcendent goodness against the evil of those who would kill him and all he stands for. In the final play, Berkoff offers a sharp and accessible adaptation of Sophocles's Oedipus tragedy.
Steven Berkoff Plays 3