Six Characters in Search of an Author (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Luigi Pirandello
- First Published: 1921
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Comedy
- Time of Work: Twentieth century
- Setting: The stage of a theater
- Genres: Drama, Comedy
- Subjects: Acting or actors, Twentieth century, Europe or Europeans, 1920’s, Drama or dramatists, Italy or Italians
Characters Discussed
The Father, who, during preparations for the rehearsal of a play, appears on stage with five members of his family, in search of an author who will put them, already living characters, into a drama. The manager finally agrees to hear their story and allows them all to rehearse their parts as their illusions cause them to believe them to be.
The Mother, who years ago was provided with a lover by her husband. After the lover tires of her, she returns, destitute, with her three illegitimate children and is again received into her husband’s home. She...
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