FREE SCRIPT REVIEW "Tristan & Isolde" (1911) by Maurice Baring (1875-1946)

Seven Male, Six Female Catholic Author The legend of Tristan and Isolde has been told many ways and there are at least a dozen versions in film, as recently as 2011. It was the subject of one of Wagner's best known operas. Baring has attempted a prosaic and erstwhile accent in the language of this play, later called blank verse and published as poetry. It works for me. The overall effect is a classical style in plain words. To be fair, this work is a juvenile product. If you are a writer looking for a classic to mutilate, this could be great material. I prefer the mature writing. Tristan & Isolde is just the tip of the iceberg, He published several full length plays and a volume containing no less than twenty one-act plays, here are some links to his broader works. The list is long and rich. To confirm copyright on this authors works has expired, see http://copyright.org.au Tristan & Isolde http://www.tristanandisolde.net/articles/article/tristram-and-iseult-play-five-acts-baring The grey stocking (1894) and other plays http://archive.org/details/decorativeartbr00haddgoog Gaston DeFoix (1903) and other plays http://archive.org/details/gastondefoixand00barigoog Mahasena (1905) http://archive.org/details/mahasenaaplayin00barigoog Desiderio (1911) http://archive.org/details/desiderioplayint00baririch Diminutive Dramas (1919) http://archive.org/details/diminutivedramas00bari non-dramatic works and novels http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/authors/b#a937