by Frank McGuinness · Faber & Faber · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780571142682
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«Mary and Lizzie» is a play by Irish dramatist Frank McGuinness, published by Faber & Faber in paperback (96 pages, in English).
The play follows Mary and Lizzie, two sisters who share their life with Friedrich Engels, accompanying him through poverty while he trusts in changing the world and they in him. McGuinness draws on this historical situation for a poetic exploration of loyalty and hope.
Belonging to Irish theater, the play was originally published by Faber & Faber in 1989.
Aimed at theater readers and those interested in the dramatization of historical episodes.
Professor Frank McGuinness is an Irish writer. As well as his own plays, which include The Factory Girls, Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme, Someone Who'll Watch Over Me and Dolly West's Kitchen, he is recognised for a "strong record of adapting literary classics, having translated the plays of Racine, Sophocles, Ibsen, Garcia Lorca, and Strindberg to critical acclaim". He has also published six collections of poetry, and two novels. McGuinness was Professor of Creative Writing at University College Dublin (UCD) from 2007 to 2018.
