Candida: A Pleasant Play - Couverture souple

Shaw, George Bernard

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0140450378 ISBN 13 : 9780140450378

Editeur : Penguin Classics, 1992

Synopsis

Book by Shaw George Bernard

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt nged carefully in patterns by the admired cockney art of carpet gardening and a sandpit, imported from the seaside for the delight of the children, but speedily deserted on its becoming a natural vermin preserve for all the petty fauna of Kingsland, Hackney and Hoxton. A bandstand, an unfinished forum for religious, anti-religious and political orators, cricket pitches, a gymnasium, and an old fashioned stone kiosk are among its attractions. Wherever the prospect is bounded by trees or rising green grounds, it is a pleasant place. Where the ground stretches far to the grey palings, with bricks and mortar, sky signs, crowded chimneys and smoke beyond, the prospect makes it desolate and sordid. The best view of Victoria Park is from the front window of St. Dominic's Parsonage, from which not a single chimney is visible. The parsonage is a semi-detached villa with a front garden and a porch. Visitors go up the flight of steps to the porch: tradespeople and members of the family go down by a door under the

Présentation de l'éditeur

Candida centers on a romantic triangle and parodies courtly love and the domestic drama of Ibsen. It abounds with classical allusions, the fervor of a religious revival, and poetic inspiration and aspirations.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Penguin Classics
• Date d'édition: 1992
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0140450378
• ISBN 13: 9780140450378
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 80
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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