Judith (Giraudoux)
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.jpg) Judith Beheading Holofernes by Caravaggio | |
| Written by | Jean Giraudoux |
| Characters | Joseph, John, Prophet, Joachim, Paul, Judith, Susannah, Egon, Sara, Holofernes, Guard |
| Date premiered | 4 November 1931 |
| Place premiered | Théâtre Pigalle in Paris |
| Original language | French |
| Subject | Judith must seduce and kill invading general to save her city. |
| Genre | Tragedy |
| Setting | Ancient Judea |
Judith is a play written in 1931 by French dramatist Jean Giraudoux.
Original productions
Judith was translated into English by John K. Savacool, in The Modern Theatre, ed. Eric Bentley, vol. 3 (1955), and by Christopher Fry, in The Drama of Jean Giraudoux, vol. 1 (1963).[1]
Judith was first performed on 4 November 1931[2] in Paris at the Théâtre Pigalle in a production by Louis Jouvet.[3]
References
- ^ Cohen, Robert (1968), Jean Giraudoux; Three Faces of Destiny, p. 158, University of Chicago Press, Chicago
- ^ Grossvogel, David I. (1958), 20th Century French Drama, p. 341, Columbia University Press, New York.
- ^ Inskip, Donald, (1958), Jean Giraudoux, The Making of a Dramatist, p. 182, Oxford University Press, New York.
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