
The Devil A Tragedy Of The Heart And Conscience
Joseph O'Brien(Author)
Alpha Editions (Publisher)
Published on 21. July 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
96 pages
978-93-5484-560-4 (ISBN)
Description
A taut, unforgettable descent into heart and conscience that resonates across ages. A tragedy play that tests the boundaries between fate and free will, temptation and sin, and the quiet gravity of a single choice.
The Devil: A Tragedy Of The Heart And Conscience returns in restored clarity to the shelves, offering a compact, powerful foray into Victorian era drama. This drama unflinchingly probes guilt and conscience, staging a clash between personal desire and social duty within a richly imagined victorian theatre setting. More than a reprint, it is a carefully curated cultural treasure that speaks to drama students seeking timeless craft and to classic theatre fans who relish the textures of English stage drama.
Alpha Editions' edition restores the work for today's readers and for future generations, reviving a piece that has been out of print for decades. It sits comfortably in a drama anthology collection while remaining a focused study in character, motive, and moral consequence. For casual readers, the story sings with cinematic tension and human stakes; for the scholar and collector, it offers historical texture, language, and the enduring pull of classic tragedy for classroom study and performance alike.
A concise, electrifying example of long-form dramatic storytelling, this title is essential for anyone exploring tragedy play, guilt and conscience, fate and free will, or the uses of temptation within a Victorian theatre setting. A must for for drama students, for classic-literature lovers, and for collectors seeking a truly cultural treasure.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Delhi
India
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight
153 gr
ISBN-13
978-93-5484-560-4 (9789354845604)
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