The Lion in Winter: A Play

The Lion in Winter: A Play

Insecure siblings fighting for their parentsâ‚¬ attention; bickering spouses who canâ‚¬t stand to be together or apart; adultery and sexual experimentation; even the struggle to balance work and family: These are themes as much at home in our time as they were in the twelfth century. In James Goldmanâ‚¬s classic play The Lion in Winter, domestic turmoil rises to an art form.
Keenly self-aware and motivated as much by spite as by any sense of duty, Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine maneuver against each other to position their favorite son in line for succession. By imagining the inner lives of Henry, Eleanor, and their sons, John, Geoffrey, and Richard, Goldman created the quintessential drama of family strife and competing ambitions, a work that gives visceral, modern-day relevance to the intrigues of Angevin England.
Combining keen historical and psychological insight with delicious, mordant wit, the stage play has become a touchstone of todayâ‚¬s theater scene, and Goldmanâ‚¬s screenplay for the 1968 film adaptation won him an Academy Award. Told in â‚¬Å“marvelously articulate language, with humor that bristles and burnsâ‚¬Â (Los Angeles Times), The Lion in Winter is the rare play that bursts into life on the printed page.

Country	USA
Brand	Random House Trade Paperbacks
Manufacturer	Random House Publishing Group
Binding	Paperback
PartNumber	2863330
Color	White
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Height	8
Length	5.19
Weight	0.220462262
Width	0.29
ReleaseDate	2004-12-14
NumberOfItems	1

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