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008 940628s1994 nyu 000 0 eng
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100 1 $aKushner, Tony.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86061581
245 14 $aThe illusion /$cPierre Corneille ; freely adapted by Tony Kushner.
250 $a1st TCG ed.
260 $aNew York :$bTheatre Communications Group,$c1994.
300 $a83 pages ;$c21 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
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520 $aFreely adapted by playwright Tony Kushner, The Illusion triumphs as a thoroughly modern rendering of Pierre Corneille's neoclassical French comedy, L'Illusion Comique. Already a favorite of theatres throughout the country, this adaptation offers readers the exquisite wordplay, beguiling comedy and fierce intelligence found in all of Kushner's work.
520 8 $aThe Illusion follows a contrite father, Pridamant, seeking news of his prodigal son from the sorcerer Alcandre. The magician conjures three episodes from the young man's life. Inexplicably, each scene finds the boy in a slightly different world: names change, allegiances shift and fairy-tale simplicity evolves into elegant tragedy.
520 8 $aPridamant watches, enthralled by the boy's struggles, but only as the strange tale reaches its conclusion does the father confront the ultimate - and unexpected - truth about his son. An enchanting argument for the power of theatrical imagination over reality, The Illusion weaves obsession and caprice, romance and murder, fact and fiction, into an enticing exploration of the greatest illusion of all - love.
650 0 $aFathers and sons$vDrama.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008103501
655 7 $aFantastic drama.$2gsafd
700 1 $aCorneille, Pierre,$d1606-1684.$tIllusion comique.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr2003039629
830 0 $aTCG translations ;$v6.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92002726
852 00 $bglx$hPS3561.U778$iI43 1994