Equus by Peter Shaffer (Paperback, 2007)

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New to Modern Classics When a deranged boy, Alan Strang, blinds six horses with a metal spike he is sentenced to psychiatric treatment. Dr Dysart is the man given the task of uncovering what happened the night Strang committed his crime, but in doing so will open up his own wounds. For Dysart struggles to define sanity, and justify his marriage, his career, and his life of normality; ultimately he must ask himself- is it patient or psychiatrist whose life is being laid bare? The most shocking play of its day, Equus uses an act of violence to explore faith, insanity and how the materialism of modern life can destroy humanity's capacity for pain and passion.

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When a deranged boy, Alan Strang, blinds six horses with a metal spike he is sentenced to psychiatric treatment. Dr Dysart is the man given the task of uncovering what happened the night Strang committed his crime, but in doing so will open up his own wounds. For Dysart struggles to define sanity, and justify his marriage, his career, and his life of normality; ultimately he must ask himself- is it patient or psychiatrist whose life is being laid bare? The most shocking play of its day, Equus uses an act of violence to explore faith, insanity and how the materialism of modern life can destroy humanity's capacity for pain and passion.

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PublisherPenguin Books LTD
ISBN-139780141188904
eBay Product ID (ePID)89690462

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Book TitleEquus
AuthorPeter Shaffer
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicPlays
Publication Year2007
Number of Pages112 Pages

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Item Height198mm
Item Width129mm
Item Weight89g

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Title_AuthorPeter Shaffer
Series TitlePenguin Modern Classics
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom

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