The Intruder (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Maurice Maeterlinck
- First Published: 1890
- Type of Work: Drama
- Type of Plot: Tragedy
- Time of Work: Early twentieth century
- Genres: Drama, Tragedy
- Subjects: Family or family life, Nineteenth century, Europe or Europeans, Blindness or blind persons, Upper classes, Death or dying, Grandparents or grandchildren, Castles, Tragedy, Nursing or nurses, Germany or German people
- Locales: Earth
Places Discussed
Country house. The play’s only location is an ordinary setting in extraordinary circumstances: a dimly lit room in an old country. The room has doors at the left and right and a small concealed door in a corner. Stained glass windows on the back wall are predominantly green, giving an eerie cast to interior objects lighted by the light from the outside. A glass door beside them opens to a terrace. In another corner is a clock, and a lighted lamp provides illumination. There is also a table with chairs around it.
The play opens in the late morning, when...
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