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Six characters in search of an author

Pirandello, Luigi 1867-1936 (author.). Witt, Martha, (translator.). Witt, Mary Ann Frese, (translator.).

Summary: Presented here for the first time together, and many for the first time in English, are the writings that formed the genesis of Six Characters in Search of an Author, along with a new translation of the theater masterpiece itself. The idea of characters as living beings in dialogue with their author first appears as a major theme in a previously-untranslated short story titled ""Characters."" The interaction between characters demanding to ""live"" in writing and an author who rejects them would be developed in Pirandello's 1911 story ""The Tragedy of a Character."" In 1925, Pirandello conceiv.

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ISBN: 9781599102771
ISBN: 9781599102764
ISBN: 1599102773
ISBN: 1599102765
ISBN: 9781599102788
ISBN: 1599102781
Physical Description: 1 online resource
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Computer data.
Publisher: New York : Italica Press, 2013.

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General Note:	CatMonthString:july.24 Multi-User.
Formatted Contents Note:	Intro; About the Translators; Introduction; Characters; The Tragedy of a Character; Fragment from Six Characters in Search of an Author: A Novel to be Made; Excerpt from a Letter; Preface to Six Characters; Six Characters in Search of an Author: A Play to Be Made; Appendix; Select Bibliography.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription.
Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by JSTOR.