Largo desolato : a play in seven scenes
(Book)
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Author
Contributors
Stoppard, Tom, translator.
Published
New York : Grove Press, 1987.
Status
Central - Adult Nonfiction
891.8625 HAVEL
1 available
891.8625 HAVEL
1 available
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Central - Adult Nonfiction | 891.8625 HAVEL | Available |
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Published
New York : Grove Press, 1987.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
56 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Translation of: Largo desolato.
General Note
LC copy signed by the author on half title.,DLC
Description
All life in a police state is interesting, probably corrupt and potentially subversive as portrayed in this absurdist but seemingly autobiographical play by Czech playwright Vaclav Havel. As in Phoenix, to cite an example, police don't care about guilt, innocence, justice or mercy. If anyone is accused of a crime, they want a conviction. In Havel's play, Professor Leopold Nettles is charged with "disturbing the intellectual peace." Only in a police state could anyone invent such a wide-ranging crime. In Phoenix, conviction means a fine. In Havel's play, a conviction may mean an indeterminate sentence in semi-starved misery in a distant gulag. Once suspected, Leopold knows he's guilty in the eyes of the state. The play portrays a variety of people who visit him, proud that he speaks up in defiance of the authorities - - - but unwilling to join him in his stand for intellectual freedom. Leopold, like Havel for much of his life, is utterly alone. But who are the well-wishers who applaud his dissidence? Are they friends, or secret police agents as provocateurs? Two police agents who visit offer a clever means to avoid prosecution; in effect, "just agree to our falsehoods and all charges will go away." Really? A trap? Are the police undermining the government they serve? How can anyone trust anything? Such is the nature of 'Largo Desolato' and life in a police state. --Theodore A. Rushton at Amazon.com.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Havel, V., & Stoppard, T. (1987). Largo desolato: a play in seven scenes (First edition.). Grove Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Havel, Václav and Tom, Stoppard. 1987. Largo Desolato: A Play in Seven Scenes. Grove Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Havel, Václav and Tom, Stoppard. Largo Desolato: A Play in Seven Scenes Grove Press, 1987.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Havel, Václav., and Tom Stoppard. Largo Desolato: A Play in Seven Scenes First edition., Grove Press, 1987.
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