{"product_id":"collected-plays-volume-i-by-patrick-white","title":"'Collected Plays Volume I' by Patrick White","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eThis \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efirst \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003evolume of White's plays contains\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Ham Funeral\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Season at Sarsaparilla\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Cheery Soul\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNight on Bald Mountain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eWritten between the 1940s and 1960s, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethese \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eplays \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehelped \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003echallenge \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003econventions \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eof \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAustralian \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etheatre, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eintroducing \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edistinctive \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emixture \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eof \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003egrotesque \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecomedy, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epoetic \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003elanguage, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epsychological \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003erealism \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eabsurd. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhite's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003echaracters \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eare \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efrequently \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eincapable \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eof \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eunderstanding \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eone \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eanother, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eeven \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eas \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethey \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eremain \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etrapped \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ein \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eintimate \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eproximity. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eresult \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etheatre \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eof \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003euncomfortable \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003erecognition, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewhere \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edomestic \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eroutines \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eacquire \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ean \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ealmost \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emythological \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eintensity \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edistinction \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebetween \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eordinary \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eeccentricity \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003egenuine \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edespair \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebecomes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eincreasingly \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003euncertain.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency Press, Sydney, 1985. Australian Dramatists Series. Paperback collection of four plays, originally published as Four Plays in 1965. The foreword\/introduction is underlined in pencil, nothing else throughout. Illustrated wrappers with visible surface rubbing, scratches and edgewear. Interior pages clean and well preserved.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bower studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67910347194451,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/CopyofCopyofCopyofhowtodestroythefutureinstagramassets_12.png?v=1792894242","url":"https:\/\/bowerbooks.com\/products\/collected-plays-volume-i-by-patrick-white","provider":"bower books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}