Jane Montgomery Griffiths

Broschiertes Buch

Sappho ... in nine fragments

Beschreibung

'Inspiration, abomination, lesbian pin-up, Christian tear-up, Roman's reference, Egyptians' refuse, empty vessel, imaginative void...' Two thousand and 700 years ago, Sappho was the world's first love poet, the tenth muse of the ancient Greeks, and the inspiration for every lovelorn writer and songster since. But as the centuries have passed with the coming and goings of hundreds of libidinous handymen restoring her buttresses, history has caught up with Sappho. Her tale has become a gap in time for new generations to pour their needs and desires into, but what is the truth behind her own story? Placed alongside a modern love story of sensuality, sexual awakening and broken hearts, Sappho... in 9 fragments exposes the timeless undoing of love. 'And the stars around the moon looked away, hid their radiant jewels, as she bathed the whole world with her luminous glow. I do not know what to do; my mind has shattered in two.'

Autor

JANE MONTGOMERY GRIFFITHS has combined a career as a director and actor in the UK, with writing, academic research and university teaching. She has acted with theatre companies in the UK and Australia including the RSC/Thelma Holt, Salisbury Playhouse, Compass Theatre Company (winning the Manchester Evening News Best Actress Award for her portrayal of Electra), Chichester Festival Theatre, Cambridge Theatre Company and Bell Shakespeare Company. She has also been staff director at Harrogate Theatre and Artistic Director of the Triennial Cambridge Greek Play, staging acclaimed productions of Trojan Women and Electra. She has written two plays, SapphoâEUR¿ in 9 fragments, and Razing Hypatia. As a dramaturg, she has worked with English Touring Theatre, Harrogate Theatre and has been a script reader for BBC Wales, BBC Radio 3 and Radio 4, Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, and the Royal Court. Her academic work includes the Judith E Wilson and Leventis Visiting Fellowships in Drama at the University of Cambridge, Artist in Residence at La Trobe University, and she is currently a Senior Lecturer in the Centre for Theatre and Performance at Monash University.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Currency Press Pty Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 74
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Juli 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 210mm x 137mm x 5mm
• Gewicht: 98g
• ISBN-13: 9780868198866
• ISBN-10: 0868198862
• Artikelnr.: 42356311