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The Crown of Absalom

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  2w, 10m

Pedro Calderon de la Barca, Edwin Honig

By Calderon de la Barca
Translated by Edwin Honig

This powerful play of rape, incest and fratricide derives from the biblical story of King David's eldest son's passion for his half sister. Intertwined with the saga of family disintegration is a portrait of the aged king. His towering reputation as conqueror, lover and poet musician can no longer s…

The Crown of Absalom

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This powerful play of rape, incest and fratricide derives from the biblical story of King David's eldest son's passion for his half sister. Intertwined with the saga of family disintegration is a portrait of the aged king. His towering reputation as conqueror, lover and poet musician can no longer sustain him and, like Lear, he must learn to be nobody and see his love and pride turn to ashes. Published in Calderon de la Barca: 6 Plays.

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Pedro Calderon de la Barca

Edwin Honig

Edwin Honig
Edwin Honig (1919-2011), poet and translator, published ten books of poetry, eight books of translation, five books of criticism, and three books of plays. He died at 91 on May 25, 2011. He taught at Harvard and Brown (1957-1982), where he started the Creative Writing Prog ...
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