Insecure siblings fighting for their parents’ attention; bickering spouses who can’t stand to be together or apart; adultery and sexual experimentation; even the struggle to balance work and family: These are themes as much at home in our time as they were in the twelfth century. In James Goldman’s classic play The Lion in Winter, domestic turmoil rises to an art form.
Keenly self-aware and motivated as much by spite as by any sense of duty, Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine maneuver against each other to position their favorite son in line for succession. By imagining the inner lives of Henry, Eleanor, and their sons, John, Geoffrey, and Richard, Goldman created the quintessential drama of family strife and competing ambitions, a work that gives visceral, modern-day relevance to the intrigues of Angevin England.
Combining keen historical and psychological insight with delicious, mordant wit, the stage play has become a touchstone of today’s theater scene, and Goldman’s screenplay for the 1968 film adaptation won him an Academy Award. Told in “marvelously articulate language, with humor that bristles and burns” (Los Angeles Times), The Lion in Winter is the rare play that bursts into life on the printed page.

Never heard of the play before, but since the blurb states the "play bursts into life on the printed page" I just had to grab the thin book along. Thanks LittleBritannia!

I would have never expected a play to be this easy to read and follow. A wonderful little gem! I should have skipped the introductory pages though, since I kept hearing Christopher Walken saying Philip's lines in my mind...

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Received it today along with some earrings, chocolate and bags of tea as rabck for Book and Gift You Didn't Expect Sweeps! Thank you so much! :D

It was quite easy to read it and understandable. The different problems in this family make their way as the most important part of this play and the dilemas are following the course in the thoughts of the protagonists.

Sent to linguistikris for the handmade seasonal sweepstake! Enjoy!

Thank you for this well-travelled surprise book -- sounds like it might be just my cup of tea!

What a wonderful surprise! I had never heard of this before (granted, I'm not a theatre expert), but this really is a gem. I'd be really curious to see the movie (the cast sounds at least as great today as it must have been back then!), but I completely agree with pippis that imagining a very young Christopher Walken in the original ensemble completely boggles the mind!

I read this for the categorie "play" of the 9gag Challenge and am happy I did!

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