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From Marriage to Divorce: Four One-Act Plays

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

From Marriage to Divorce: Four One-Act Plays

Contributors:

By (Author) George Feydeau
Translated by Peter Meyer

ISBN:

9781870259705

Publisher:

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Imprint:

Oberon Books Ltd

Publication Date:

2nd June 1998

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

Tertiary Education

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Main Subject:
Dewey:

842.8

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

200

Dimensions:

Width 130mm, Height 210mm

Description

Feydeaus major farces are universally admired, but relatively few people are familiar with his early work. When Feydeau left school in 1879 he began writing monologues for leading actors and actresses to perform in salons and at charity concerts But by 1882 he had progressed to the one-act play, which he continued to write through his career. The most successful were the four published in this volume, written between 1908 and 1911, and which he always wished to see published together, as they are here, under the title From Marriage to Divorce. The plays are more or less based upon the breakdown of his own marriage. This volume includes the plays Better Late, One Month Early, Take Your Medicine Like a Man and Don't Walk About With Nothing On. These translations were commissioned by the BBC.

Author Bio

Georges Feydeau (1862-1921) is best known for his enduring farces, such as 'A Flea in her Ear', yet he wrote over 20 monologues for actors to perform at charity concerts and in fashionable drawing rooms.

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