{"product_id":"the-infernal-machine","title":"The Infernal Machine","description":"Among the great figures who pioneered the modern movement in world literature, none showed himself more versatile than France's Jean Cocteau. Poet, novelist, critic, artist, actor, film-maker, Cocteau was also one of the greatest dramatists Europe has produced, with over a dozen plays which are frequently revived, not only in France, but in translation in many other countries. For this collection, fine translations of four full-length plays, one short play, and the \"Speaker's Text\" for the Cocteau-Stravinsky opera Oedipus Rex have been selected. The longer plays (The Infernal Machine, Orpheus, Bacchus, Knights of the Round Table) are re-creations of classic myth and legend--poetic and highly original interpretations of certain timeless themes which have inspired great drama through the ages. The Eiffel Tower Wedding Party is, by contrast, merely a \"curtain-raiser,\" but remarkable as un jeu d'esprit, revealing the wit and psychological penetration for which Cocteau is famous.","brand":"New Directions Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48833659011277,"sku":"9780811200226","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/1529\/9533\/files\/imageloader_3bc73498-4365-4821-87c2-8a7a7e1cd2d6.jpg?v=1790892735","url":"https:\/\/booksatmidnight.com\/products\/the-infernal-machine","provider":"Books At Midnight","version":"1.0","type":"link"}