Bacchus : pièce en trois actes /

Cocteau's last full-length play, it is set in a small German town in 1523, which is holding a Bacchic carnival. As part of the festivities, the village idiot is declared king for a week, and he suddenly becomes rational "and preaches an anarchic message of love and freedom, which results i...

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Main Author: Cocteau, Jean, 1889-1963 (Author)
Format: Book
Language:French
Published: [Paris] : Gallimard, [1952]
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Summary:Cocteau's last full-length play, it is set in a small German town in 1523, which is holding a Bacchic carnival. As part of the festivities, the village idiot is declared king for a week, and he suddenly becomes rational "and preaches an anarchic message of love and freedom, which results in his being sentenced to burn at the stake."
Item Description:The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture.
Physical Description:218 pages ; 19 cm