Curtmantle
by Fry, Christopher
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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ELY, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Oxford University Press.. Very Good/Very Good. 1961. First Edition. Hard Cover. 12mo Dust jacket complete, unclipped. Black cloth with bright gilt titling on spine. No ownership inscription. x, 99 pages clean and tight. In Curtmantle, his first historical play, Christopher Fry covers almost all the years of Henry the Second's reign (1154-Ii8q), exploring his character, both as a ruler and a man, as well as the more often told story of his conflict with Thomas Becket. The central characters of Henry, Eleanor of Aquitaine, and Thomas are deeply seen personalities moving at times easily, at times painfully, within the confines of their titles and responsibilities. The clashes and tensions between them sound and echo moral and social problems from which no period, nor man, is ever free. In the Foreword Mr. Fry says: `The play has two themes: one a progression towards a portrait of Henry, a search for his reality, moving through versions of "Where is the King?" to the unresolved close of "He was dead when they came to him". The other theme is Law, or rather the interplay of different laws: civil, canon, moral, aesthetic, and the laws of God; and how they belong and do not belong to each other.' .
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Details
- Bookseller
- CHARLES BOSSOM (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 130498
- Title
- Curtmantle
- Author
- Fry, Christopher
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good/Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1961
- Keywords
- Fry, Christopher
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
CHARLES BOSSOM
Biblio member since 2010
ELY, Cambridgeshire
About CHARLES BOSSOM
Charles Bossom has worked in the Book Trade since 1963, commencing at WH Smith Oxford and retiring in 1999 as Regional Manager Central England. The Charles Bossom bookselling business was started in early 2000. We offer a changing selection of old and out-of-print books in a wide range of subjects. We frequently add new items to our stock so visit us regularly.
Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...