Equus
by:
Peter Shaffer (author)
An explosive play that took critics and audiences by storm, Equus is Peter Shaffer's exploration of the way modern society has destroyed our ability to feel passion. Alan Strang is a disturbed youth whose dangerous obsession with horses leads him to commit an unspeakable act of violence. As...
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An explosive play that took critics and audiences by storm, Equus is Peter Shaffer's exploration of the way modern society has destroyed our ability to feel passion. Alan Strang is a disturbed youth whose dangerous obsession with horses leads him to commit an unspeakable act of violence. As psychiatrist Martin Dysart struggles to understand the motivation for Alan's brutality, he is increasingly drawn into Alan's web and eventually forced to question his own sanity. Equus is a timeless classic and a cornerstone of contemporary drama that delves into the darkest recesses of human existence.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780743287302 (0743287304)
Publish date: October 1st 2005
Publisher: Scribner
Pages no: 112
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Classics,
Academic,
School,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
20th Century,
Plays,
Drama,
Theatre,
Psychology,
High School
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