The Intruder, The Blind, The Seven Princesses, The Death Of Tintagiles (1920) (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781437079296)

The Intruder, The Blind, The Seven Princesses, The Death of Tintagiles is a collection of four plays by Belgian playwright Maurice Maeterlinck, originally published in 1920. The plays are known for their haunting and surreal atmosphere, and explore themes of isolation, death, and the supernatural.The first play, The Intruder, follows a family living in a remote country house who are terrorized by an unknown intruder. As the tension builds, they begin to suspect that the intruder may be a supernatural force.The Blind is a play about a group of blind people who are stranded in a forest after their guide dies. As they struggle to survive, they begin to turn on each other and question their own sanity.The Seven Princesses is a fairy tale-like story about seven princesses who are cursed to live in a tower by their father. When a prince comes to rescue them, they must choose between their loyalty to their father and their desire for freedom.The final play, The Death of Tintagiles, is a tragedy about a young prince who is kept prisoner in a castle by his cruel and jealous aunt. As he tries to escape, he is hunted down and ultimately killed.Overall, The Intruder, The Blind, The Seven Princesses, The Death of Tintagiles is a thought-provoking and atmospheric collection of plays that continue to captivate readers and audiences to this day.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Author: Maurice Maeterlinck
ISBN-10: 1437079296
ISBN-13: 9781437079296
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2008
Pages: 216
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.46d