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Kane: Complete Plays: Blasted; Phaedra's Love; Cleansed; Crave; 4.48 Psychosis; Skin

The book features a selection of Caryl Churchill's most notable works, including 'Blasted,' 'Phaedra's Love,' 'Cleansed,' 'Crave,' '4.48 Psychosis,' and 'Skin.' These plays are celebrated for their exploration of complex social and psychological issues, often through unconventional narrative techniques. more

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Sarah Kane
Sarah Kane

Sarah Kane was a British playwright known for her revolutionary dramatic style and profound thematic explorations. Her works often dealt with social and political issues, as well as deep reflections on the human condition. Kane's plays have had a profound impact on contemporary theater. more

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“It might be thought the height of poor taste to ascribe good fortune to a healthy man with a young family struck down at the age of sixty by an incurable degenerative disorder from which he must shortly die. But there is more than one sort of luck. To fall prey to a motor neuron disease is surely to have offended the Gods at some point, and there is nothing more to be said. But if you must suffer thus, better to have a well-stocked head.”

“If, as I believe, the ends of men are many, and not all of them are in principle compatible with each other, then the possibility of conflict - and of tragedy - can never wholly be eliminated from human life, either personal or social. The necessity of choosing between absolute claims is then an inescapable characteristic of the human condition. This gives its value to freedom as Acton conceived of it - as an end in itself, and not as a temporary need, arising out of our confused notions and irrational and disordered lives, a predicament which a panacea could one day put right.”