{"product_id":"devil-and-the-good-lord-and-two-other-plays-a-vintage-book-v-65","title":"Devil and the Good Lord and Two Other Plays (A Vintage Book V-65)","description":"The Devil and the Good Lord is Sartre's most ambitious work for the theater. Outstripping in scope and magnitude his previous plays, this dramatic epic, which calls for a cast of over ninety and takes some four hours to perform, is a synthesis of the basic tenets of Sartre's philosophy. It is based on the Peasants' Revolt in fourteenth-century Germany, a period that he considers closer to the modern epoch than any other; and through the actions of his protagonist, Goetz, the bastard son of a noble, Sartre demonstrates man's inability to achieve the absolute either through good or evil.In Kean Sartre has done more than rewrite the play by Alexandre Dumas père , (which was in turn an adaptation of an 1836 play by Théaulon, inspired by the career of the English actor Edmund Kean). Sartre has re-created the drama, and in his version the original flamboyance of character and situation embodies as well as a serious moral issue. Fast-paced and witty, his Kean is at the same time a thoughtful and subtle play about the question of emotional sincerity.Nekrassov , a political satire in the form of a farce, is a lampoon of anti-communist journalism in France. Revolving around a master swindler who impersonates a famous escapee from Soviet terror, the play abounds in comic situations and bristles with topical allusions. Sartre is not only having fun here reducing to an absurdity the extreme anti-communist position, but Nekrassov is further evidence of his versatility and theatrical craftsmanship.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0394700651\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: PKV.0394700651.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Kitty Black|Jean-Paul Sartre\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: It's been through some chapters of life! Expect visible wear—creases, notes, highlights, maybe even a splash of water here and there. Perfect for readers who love a book with history.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Aspen Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52246694199583,"sku":"PKV.0394700651.A","price":6.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0894\/0470\/3007\/files\/0394700651-0.jpg?v=1773507966","url":"https:\/\/www.aspenbookco.com\/products\/devil-and-the-good-lord-and-two-other-plays-a-vintage-book-v-65","provider":"Aspen Book Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}