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1 online resource |
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text file |
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This translation previously issued in print: in Collected plays one. London: Methuen, 1998. |
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Translated from the German. |
Summary |
Based on Christopher Marlowe's classic play, The Life of Edward II of England dramatizes the life of the king who was deposed and eventually murdered by his wife and her lover. Edward's treatment of his favourite courtier, Gaveston, causes discontent among the English nobles, and provokes the Queen's jealousy. She and her lover, Mortimer, raise an army, intending to put her son on the throne. Although Brecht used Marlowe's play as a source, he envisioned Edward II as a challenge to German Shakespearean traditions, which he considered stodgy and middle-class. It premiered in Munich in 1924. |
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Compatible with accessibility standards for most Level A (Priority 1) and AA (Priority 2) success criteria of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0) developed by the Worldwide Web Consortium (W3C). |
Local Note |
Bloomsbury Drama Online - Core Collection |
Subject |
Edward II, King of England, 1284-1327 -- Drama.
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Edward II, King of England, 1284-1327. |
Genre/Form |
Drama.
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Subject |
Great Britain -- History -- 14th century -- Drama.
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Great Britain. |
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History. |
Chronological Term |
14th century |
Genre/Form |
Drama.
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Added Author |
Benedetti, Jean, translator.
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Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956.
Collected plays one.
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Added Title |
Leben Eduards des Zweiten von England. English https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no99035757
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ISBN |
9781408161388.00000055 |
Standard No. |
10.5040/9781408161388.00000055 |
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