Six Characters In Search Of An Author And Other Plays
by Luigi Pirandello

Name: Six Characters In Search Of An Author And Other Plays
Brand: Luigi Pirandello
SKU: 9780140189223
Rating: 3.93 (3285 reviews)

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Highlights

Italian

Why we like it

"'Six Characters In Search Of An Author And Other Plays' by Luigi Pirandello explores the interplay of fiction and reality, emphasizing the importance of multiple perspectives within a collective narrative."

From: Plays Featuring Ensemble Storytelling

What readers are saying

Readers appreciate the depth and complexity of Luigi Pirandello's writing in 'Six Characters in Search of an Author and Other Plays'. Many find its exploration of existential themes and the nature of reality to be thought-provoking and ahead of its time. The unique structure and meta-theatrical elements are particularly praised, highlighting its influence on modern drama. However, some readers note that the excessive exposition can detract from the overall experience.

Thought-provoking exploration of realityInnovative and original writingRich philosophical themesExcessive exposition at times

Synopsis

A volume of plays from the founding architect of twentieth-century drama, including his most popular and controversial work

A Penguin Classic

Pirandello is brilliantly innovatory in his forms and themes, and in the combined energy, imagination and visual colours of his theatre.

This volume of plays, translated from the Italian by Mark Musa, opens with Six Characters in Search of an Author

, in which six characters invade the stage and demand to be included in the play.

The tragedy Henry IV dramatizes the lucid madness of a man who may be King.

In So It Is (If You Think So)

, the townspeople exercise a morbid curiosity attempting to discover “the truth” about the Ponza family.

Each of these plays can lay claim to being Pirandello’s masterpiece, and in exploring the nature of human personality, each one stretches the resources of drama to their limits.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world.

With more than 1,800 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines.

Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.