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In "Equus," which took critics and public alike by storm and has gone on to become a modern classic, Peter Shaffer depicts the story of a deranged youth who blinds six horses with a spike. Through a psychiatrist's analysis of the events, Shaffer creates a chilling portrait of how materialism and convenience have killed our capacity for worship and passion and, consequently, our capacity for pain. Rarely has a playwrite created an atmosphere and situation that so harshly pinpoint the spiritual and mental decay of modern man.
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Equus, Peter Shaffer
- Language
- Released
- 1977
- Binding
- (Paperback)
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- Title
- Equus
- Subtitle
- A Play
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Peter Shaffer
- Publisher
- Avon Books
- Released
- 1977
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 125
- ISBN10
- 0380003570
- ISBN13
- 9780380003570
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Nature, Psychological Topics, Animals, Classics, School, Theatre Plays, Horses, Desire, Crimes, Psychiatrists, Psychoses
- Rating
- 4.1 out of 5
- Description
- In "Equus," which took critics and public alike by storm and has gone on to become a modern classic, Peter Shaffer depicts the story of a deranged youth who blinds six horses with a spike. Through a psychiatrist's analysis of the events, Shaffer creates a chilling portrait of how materialism and convenience have killed our capacity for worship and passion and, consequently, our capacity for pain. Rarely has a playwrite created an atmosphere and situation that so harshly pinpoint the spiritual and mental decay of modern man.