The Satin Slipper; or, The Worst Is Not the Surest
by Paul Claudel
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The Satin Slipper is a sweeping drama, set in the Spanish empire at the turn of the sixteenth century and permeated with a heady brew of Catholic doctrine and devotion. Colossal in scope, the play makes all the world its stage, centering on the love between the passionate Rodrigo and the self-sacrificing Prouheze, wife to Rodrigo’s rapacious rival. Around his two primary subjects, Claudel weaves a vastly intricate tapestry of politics, metaphysics, and poignant lyricism, to express how show more “all things minister to a Divine Purpose and so to one another.… Even the falterings of circumstance and the patternings of personality, sin and falsehood, are made to serve truth and justice, and above all, salvation in the long run.” Hailed as “Claudel’s single greatest achievement” and “the most remarkable of his dramas,” The Satin Slipper also holds the distinction of being recognized by Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI) as “a most convincing” depiction of the drama of faith and the intricacies of divine providence. -- Back cover. show lessTags
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Se a ordem é o prazer da razão, a desordem é a delícia da imaginação.
Eu li na wikipédia que, se encenada, essa peça duraria mais de onze horas. Com alguns intervalos, eu veria. Porque é maravilhoso.
Desde o início, com o monólogo do padre Jesuíta, irmão de Dom Rodrigo, sabemos que é uma linda peça. Os diálogos são excelentes.
Eu li na wikipédia que, se encenada, essa peça duraria mais de onze horas. Com alguns intervalos, eu veria. Porque é maravilhoso.
Desde o início, com o monólogo do padre Jesuíta, irmão de Dom Rodrigo, sabemos que é uma linda peça. Os diálogos são excelentes.
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07/05/2017 - Le théâtre est le genre dans lequel Claudel fait montre de son écriture la plus foisonnante. Cette dernière est à l’image de la grandeur des sentiments que l’auteur entend mettre en scène : ceux de l’amour qui ne se sublime que dans le renoncement.
07/05/2017 - Le théâtre est le genre dans lequel Claudel fait montre de son écriture la plus foisonnante. Cette dernière est à l’image de la grandeur des sentiments que l’auteur entend mettre en scène : ceux de l’amour qui ne se sublime que dans le renoncement.
Jan 27, 2019 (Edited)French
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Paul Claudel was a poet, dramatist, essayist, and religious thinker of great power and originality whose works are suffused with his ardent Catholicism. He had a distinguished career in the French consular and diplomatic service, which enabled him to spend many years in the Far East, North and South America, and Europe. Almost all of Claudel's show more work embodies an expression of his deep Roman Catholic faith and is an attempt to share its truth with others. His poetic expression is at once symbolic and lyrical, expressing the joy, beauty, and mystery of existence. Among his most important plays are The City, The Break of Noon, The Tidings Brought to Mary (1912), and The Satin Slipper (1928-1939). (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- The Satin Slipper; or, The Worst Is Not the Surest
- Original title
- Le Soulier de Satin
- Original publication date
- 1929
- Original language*
- Français
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