A Miracle Of Saint Antony And Five Other Plays (1917)

By Maurice Maeterlinck

Book Overview

A Miracle Of Saint Antony And Five Other Plays is a collection of six plays written by the Belgian playwright, Maurice Maeterlinck, and published in 1917. The title play, A Miracle Of Saint Antony, tells the story of a young man who is tempted by the devil and saved by the intervention of Saint Antony. The other plays in the collection include The Death of Tintagiles, The Intruder, Interior, The Blind, and The Seven Princesses. Each play explores themes of death, spirituality, and the supernatural, and Maeterlinck's writing style is characterized by its dreamlike quality and use of symbolism. The collection is considered a masterpiece of symbolist drama and has been praised for its poetic language and haunting imagery.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1165271567
• ISBN13: 9781165271566
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"