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Steven Berkoff : Plays 3
Steven Berkoff
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Description for Steven Berkoff : Plays 3
Paperback. The third collection by Berkoff, comprised of three history plays. "Ritual in Blood" looks at the persecution of the Jews; "Messiah" pits Christ's transcendent goodness against the evil of his detractors; and "Oedipus" is a speakable adaptation of Sophocles' tragedy. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 250.
This is a collection of three history plays, each displaying the sparkling muscularity of language that marks Berkoff out as one of the foremost wordsmiths in the English language. Set in thirteenth-century England, Ritual in Blood looks at the persecution of the Jews. Messiah begins with the image of Christ on the cross and pits His humanity and transcendent goodness against the evil of those who would kill Him. Finally, Berkoff offers a sharp and accessible adaptation of Sophocles's Oedipus tragedy.
This is a collection of three history plays, each displaying the sparkling muscularity of language that marks Berkoff out as one of the foremost wordsmiths in the English language. Set in thirteenth-century England, Ritual in Blood looks at the persecution of the Jews. Messiah begins with the image of Christ on the cross and pits His humanity and transcendent goodness against the evil of those who would kill Him. Finally, Berkoff offers a sharp and accessible adaptation of Sophocles's Oedipus tragedy.
Product Details
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
Weight
250g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780571205875
SKU
V9780571205875
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Ref
99-16
About Steven Berkoff
Steven Berkoff was born in Stepney, East London and first studied acting at the City Literary Institute in Holborn when he was nineteen. Following full-time training at the Webber Douglas School of Drama, he worked extensively in repertory theatre in England and Scotland, doing every job from understudy to stage management. In 1968 he formed his own company, the London ... Read more
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