Project Gutenberg 2006-09-27 Public domain in the USA. 78 Dunsany, Lord 1878 1957 Plunkett, Edward John Moreton Drax, Baron Dunsany Dunsany, Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, Baron Plays of Near & Far Plays of Near and Far Reading ease score: 87.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. The Compromise of the King of the Golden Isles The Flight of the Queen Cheezo A Good Bargain If Shakespeare Lived To-day Fame and the Poet. Produced by Steven desJardins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Plays of Near & Far" by Lord Dunsany is a collection of dramatic works written in the early 20th century. This anthology presents a blend of fantasy and allegory, showcasing Dunsany's unique style, characterized by elaborate language and imaginative settings. The plays explore fantastical themes, often touching upon mythology, existential questions, and the nature of power through allegorical tales and rich characters. The opening of the collection begins with a preface in which Dunsany explains his rationale for publishing his plays, despite traditionally allowing them to be judged by live audiences first. He offers insights into three specific plays: "The Compromise of the King of the Golden Isles," "The Flight of the Queen," and "Cheezo." Each piece set the stage for thematic explorations of choice, destiny, and moral dilemmas, as exemplified by a king grappling with imperial edicts, a queen's enchanting call to a mystical mountain, and the satirical commentary on societal values through the character of Sladder, who is deeply entrenched in materialism and superficial food marketing. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Drama PR Text Fantasy Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 263620 263621 2024-10-08T13:08:19.929775 2023-09-09T04:18:50.299854 text/html text/html 264957 2006-09-27T12:27:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 63853 2006-09-27T12:27:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 134306 2024-10-08T13:08:29.406715 application/epub+zip 136306 2024-10-08T13:08:22.527738 application/epub+zip 136306 2024-10-08T13:08:20.840776 application/epub+zip 284175 2024-10-08T13:08:32.740685 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 276393 2024-10-08T13:08:28.408730 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 254132 2022-09-09T09:13:02.491046 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 165253 2024-10-08T13:08:18.251809 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 165170 2006-09-27T12:27:44 text/plain; charset=utf-8 57973 2006-09-27T12:27:46 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 165163 2006-09-27T12:27:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 57948 2006-09-27T12:27:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 165161 2006-09-27T12:27:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 57925 2006-09-27T12:27:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23008 2024-10-08T13:08:32.899687 application/rdf+xml 13109 2024-10-08T13:08:21.477805 image/jpeg 3598 2024-10-08T13:08:21.144764 image/jpeg 130419 2024-10-08T13:08:19.948813 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia