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Rhinoceros
by Ionesco, Eugene
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Reading Copy/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0030595800
- ISBN 13
- 9780030595806
- Seller
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Newton, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston Copyright 1961 but oviously a more recent copy since it has an ISBN. 212 pages with some full page black and white photographs "from the original French creation of Rhinoceros" followed by an extensive French vocabulary section. Introduction in English, followed by introduction in French with remainder of the text in French. From introduction: "The purpose of this text is to introduce students to the new and exciting theatre of the distinguished avant-gardist, Eugene Ionesco. Rhinoceros, the first of his plays to be edited for student use, is a provocative and contemporary, developing a theme of continuing validity and interest: conformity versus personal integrity." A reading copy with edgewear, worn corners, we noted underlining and marginalia on at least 12 page; there are some losses and lifting of the film on covers. Name on fep and some previously folded page corners. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning. . Soft Cover. Reading Copy/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
Rhinoceros (French original title Rhinocéros) is a play by Eugène Ionesco, written in 1959. The play belongs to the school of drama known as the Theatre of the Absurd. Over the course of three acts, the inhabitants of a small, provincial French town turn into rhinoceroses; ultimately the only human who does not succumb to this mass metamorphosis is the central character, Bérenger, a flustered everyman figure who is often criticized throughout the play for his drinking and tardiness. The play is often read as a response to the sudden upsurge of Communism, Fascism and Nazism during the events preceding World War II, and explores the themes of conformity, culture, philosophy and morality. (from Wikipedia)
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- Bookseller
- Charity Bookstall
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004845
- Title
- Rhinoceros
- Author
- Ionesco, Eugene
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Reading Copy
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0030595800
- ISBN 13
- 9780030595806
- Publisher
- Holt Rinehart and Winston
- Place of Publication
- New York
- This edition first published
- January 1, 1961
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- play; Drama; illustrated; French; Francais;avante garde;
- Bookseller catalogs
- Foreign Language; Plays/Drama/Theatre;
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