"1953": A version of Racine's "Andromaque"

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Title"1953": A version of Racine's "Andromaque"
Year for Search1990
AuthorsRaine, Craig(b. 1944)
Date Published1990
PublisherFaber & Faber
Place PublishedLondon
KeywordsIrish author, Male author
Annotation

Alternative history play set in a fascist Italy in 1953 in which Mussolini's son is king. The setting is certainly dystopian, but the play is a modern version of Racine.
Author Note

The author was born in Ireland (b. 1944).
Full Text

1990 Raine, Craig (b. 1944). “1953”: A Version of Racine’s “Andromaque”. London: Faber & Faber.

An alternative history play set in a fascist Italy in 1953 in which Mussolini’s son is king. The setting is certainly dystopian, but the play is a modern version of Racine. The author was born in Ireland.