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Editor's note: This is the first time Clive Sansom's verse plays have been re-presented in one volume. The texts have been photocopied from the original publications prepared by the Author himself.
Contents
* Contents derived from the Hobart,Southeast Tasmania,Tasmania,:Ruth Sansom,1991 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Assisii"This is the city of St Francis:",Clive Sansom,
single work poetry
(p. i-iv)
The play considers the impact of the birth and teachings of Christ on traditional government, educational, scientific and religious practices, and celebrates the power of goodness, beauty and truth.
'This play is quite unlike any other that has been based on the Christmas story. Through it the author suggests a remedy for our present inverted world - the marriage of Religion and Science, from which a new faith might be born or an old one revived. But though the theme is serious, the treatment of it is dramatic and often humorous'.
(p. 7-62)
Packmani"Ay, a spare lad he were in them days,",Clive Sansom,
single work poetry
(p. 8-9)
Extent:325 p. in various pagingsp. Limited edition info:Limited ed. of 100 copies.
Note/s:
The text includes Sansom's four verse-plays, copied from the first editions of the works and retaining the page numbering from those editions. These works appear in this publication in the following order: Francis of Assisi (i-126); The Cathedral (1-63); The Witnesses (1-55); The World Turned Upside Down (7-62).
