Two Plays by Maurice Maeterlinck c1900 Antique Drama Book Pelleas & Melisanda

Two Plays by Maurice Maeterlinck c1900 Antique Drama Book Pelleas & Melisanda

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Two Plays by Maurice Maeterlinck c1900 Antique Drama Book Pelleas & Melisanda

Two Plays by Maurice Maeterlinck: Pelleas & Melisanda PLUS The Sightless
Translated From The French by Laurence Alma Tadema
Published by Walter Scott: London c1900 (undated)
Provenance : Carries the Bookplate of Wm P Hurst.

Maurice Polydore Marie Bernard Maeterlinck (1862 - 1949), also known as Count/Comte Maeterlinck from 1932, was a Belgian playwright, poet, and essayist who was Flemish but wrote in French. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911 "in appreciation of his many-sided literary activities, and especially of his dramatic works, which are distinguished by a wealth of imagination and by a poetic fancy, which reveals, sometimes in the guise of a fairy tale, a deep inspiration, while in a mysterious way they appeal to the readers' own feelings and stimulate their imaginations". The main themes in his work are death and the meaning of life. He was a leading member of the group La Jeune Belgique, and his plays form an important part of the Symbolist movement. In later life, Maeterlinck faced credible accusations of plagiarism."

Light wear and fading to covers. Stunning bookplate by George David Perrottet. Pages are typically clean and well presented with only occasional light spotting mainly to prelims. No loose pages. A nice copy with collectable bookplate in very good condition overall. Please study photos to further understand condition.

Size 17.5cm x 12.5cm x 1.5cm - 238 Pages + Publishers Advertising

Categories:

  • Fiction
  • Literature

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    Condition: Very good
    Binding: Cloth
    Special Attributes: ["Original Decorated Cloth With Gilt Bindings", "Gilt Top Edge"]
    Region: Europe
    Subject: Literature & Fiction
    Original/Facsimile: Original
    Seller Notes: Light wear and fading to covers. Pages are typically clean and well presented with only occasional light spotting mainly to prelims. No loose pages. A nice copy with collectable bookplate in very good condition overall. Please study photos to further understand condition.
    Language: English
    Author: Maurice Maeterlinck
    Publisher: Walter Scott: London
    Year Printed: 1900
    Sub-subject: French Drama