More Portmanteau Plays by Stuart Walker
"More Portmanteau Plays" by Stuart Walker is a collection of theatrical plays likely written in the early 20th century. This volume includes various original works, showcasing Walker's innovative contributions to the American theater scene during a time when the theatrical landscape was evolving. The plays explore themes of love, loneliness, and the human condition, often featuring characters who face profound emotional struggles. The opening of the collection presents an introspective prologue thatintroduces a figure named Memory, who invites the audience to delve into the world of imagination and forgotten dreams. Following this, the play "The Lady of the Weeping Willow Tree" unfolds a poignant narrative centered around Obaa-San, an old woman with a deep connection to a weeping willow tree, representing both her longing for love and her solitude. The initial acts depict Obaa-San’s complex emotions, the arrival of characters like O-Sode-San and O-Katsu-San, and the chilling figure of the Gaki, who feeds on human unrest. As the story progresses, themes of maternal love and personal sacrifice come into focus, highlighting the bittersweet nature of longing and the connections between love and loss. Ultimately, the opening portrays a rich tapestry of human experience, poetically intertwining hope, reminiscence, and destiny. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Walker, Stuart, 1888-1941 |
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| Editor | Bierstadt, Edward Hale, 1891-1970 |
| LoC No. | 19015613 |
| Title | More Portmanteau Plays |
| Note | Reading ease score: 85.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Contents | Introduction -- A lady of the weeping willow tree -- The very naked boy -- Jonathan makes a wish. |
| Credits | Produced by David Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Kentuckiana Digital Library.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | American drama -- 20th century |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 37967 |
| Release Date | Nov 10, 2011 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 8, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 122 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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