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Ondine. (play) Ondine is a play written in 1938 by French dramatist Jean Giraudoux, based on the 1811 novella Undine by the German Romantic Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué that tells the story of Hans and Ondine. Hans is a knight-errant who has been sent off on a quest by his betrothed. In the forest he meets and falls in love with Ondine, a ...
The Virtuous Island. Categories: French plays by writer. 20th-century plays. Works by Jean Giraudoux.
The Cafe de l'Alma in the fashionable Chaillot quarter of Paris. The Madwoman of Chaillot ( French: La Folle de Chaillot) is a play, a poetic satire, by French dramatist Jean Giraudoux, written in 1943 and first performed in 1945, after his death. The play is in two acts. The story concerns an eccentric woman who lives in Paris and her ...
The Trojan War Will Not Take Place. Spouse. Suzanne Boland. Children. 1 son. Hippolyte Jean Giraudoux ( French: [ʒiʁodu]; 29 October 1882 – 31 January 1944) was a French novelist, essayist, diplomat and playwright. He is considered among the most important French dramatists of the period between World War I and World War II. [ 1]
Tragedy. Setting. Ancient Troy. The Trojan War Will Not Take Place ( French: La guerre de Troie n'aura pas lieu) is a play written in 1935 by French dramatist Jean Giraudoux. In 1955 it was translated into English by Christopher Fry with the title Tiger at the Gates. The play has two acts and follows the convention of the classical unities .
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The Little Foxes is a 1939 play by Lillian Hellman, considered a classic of 20th century drama.Its title comes from Chapter 2, Verse 15, of the Song of Solomon in the King James version of the Bible, which reads, "Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes."
Electra. (Giraudoux play) Electra (French title: Électre) is a two-act play written in 1937 by French dramatist Jean Giraudoux. It was the first Giraudoux play to employ the staging of Louis Jouvet. Based on the classic myth of antiquity, Electra has a surprisingly tragic force, without losing the spirit and sparkling humor that made Jean ...