Don Carlos (Classics in Translation) - Softcover

Schiller, Friedrich

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1854598570 ISBN 13: 9781854598578

Publisher: Nick Hern Books, 2005

Synopsis

“Magnificent . . . leaves no doubt that you are watching a classic. . . . In Mike Poulton’s fleet and vivid translation . . . the story of a tyrannical King Philip II of Spain and his abused, love-tormented son, Don Carlos, has all the deftly plotted twists and turns of a thriller. You lean forward in your seat, desperate to discover what happens next . . . an absolutely spellbinding production of a masterpiece”—Daily Telegraph

About this title

About the Author:

Mike Poulton has a string of successful translations and adaptations to his name, most notably Turgenev's "Fortune's Fool" (which won a Tony Award) and Schiller's "Don Carlos", which played for several months in the West End earlier in the year.

Review:

"'Magnificent... leaves no doubt you are watching a classic... In Mike Poulton's fleet and vivid new translation... the story of the tyrannical King Philip II of Spain and his abused, love-tormented son, Don Carlos, has all the deftly plotted twists and turns of a thriller. You lean forward in your seat, desperate to discover what happens next... an absolutely spellbinding production of a masterpiece' Daily Telegraph; 'Grandage directs an exciting version that would do honour to ay of our big national stages... triumph' Guardian; 'Marvellous' Independent"

About this edition

• Publisher: Nick Hern Books
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1854598570
• ISBN 13: 9781854598578
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128