The Romans in Britain Paperback / softback
by Howard (Author) Brenton
Part of the Modern Classics series
Paperback / softback
Description
First staged at London's National Theatre in 1980, having been commissioned by Peter Hall, The Romans in Britain contrasts Julius Caesar's Roman invasion of Celtic Britain with the Saxon invasion of Romano-Celtic Britain, and finally Britain's involvement in Northern Ireland during The Troubles of the late twentieth century.
As these scenes bleed into one another, Brenton suggests what it might have been like for these people to meet.
Three Roman soldiers sexually assault a young druid priest.
A lone, wounded Saxon soldier stumbles into a field, a nightmare made real.
An army intelligence officer begins to lose his mind in the Irish fields.
Brenton’s sinewy vernaculars summon a lost history of cultural collision and oppression, of fear and sorrow. This edition features an introduction by Philip Roberts, Emeritus Professor of Drama & Theatre Studies at the University of Leeds, and a foreword by director Sam West.
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Only a few left - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:136 pages
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:21/05/2015
- Category:
- ISBN:9781472574398
Information
-
Only a few left - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:136 pages
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:21/05/2015
- Category:
- ISBN:9781472574398
