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The Plays of Emile Verhaeren: The Dawn, the Cloister, Philip II, and Helen of Sparta

The Plays of Emile Verhaeren: The Dawn, the Cloister, Philip II, and Helen of Sparta

Verhaeren, Emile
Symons, Arthur
Edwards, Osman

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Fiction AnthologiesPlays

ISBN10: 1479411175
ISBN13: 9781479411177
Publisher: Wildside Press
Published: Sep 5 2025
Pages: 332
Weight: 0.93
Height: 0.74 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English

The Plays of Emile Verhaeren collect the dramatic works of the Belgian Symbolist known for his visionary exploration of modernity, industrial change, and spiritual crisis. These plays fuse lyricism with raw psychological intensity, revealing characters torn between collective ideals and inner torment. Set against turbulent backdrops-whether factories, rural decay, or spiritual voids-they echo the disillusionment and hope of a Europe hurtling toward the twentieth century. Verhaeren's theatre is not just art-it is a reckoning with the forces shaping the human condition. Rich in metaphor and deeply engaged with the philosophical and social upheavals of his time, the collection offers a unique bridge between poetry and stage, prefiguring modernist experimentation. Through mythic language and moral tension, these works illuminate the cost of progress and the search for meaning amid chaos.

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