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ليوكاديا

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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

139 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1940

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Jean Anouilh

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Jean Anouilh was a French dramatist and screenwriter whose career spanned five decades, producing works that ranged from high drama to absurdist farce, though he is best remembered for his 1944 production of Sophocles’ Antigone, which, despite passing censorship, was widely interpreted as a critique of the Vichy regime. Born to a tailor father and a violinist mother, Anouilh absorbed the theatre from an early age, attending rehearsals and reading scripts, and began writing plays at twelve. The family moved to Paris, where he attended the Lycée Chaptal and briefly studied law at the Sorbonne before leaving to work in advertising. Early in his career he wrote comic scenes for cinema and worked as secretary to director Louis Jouvet, whose mentorship and the influence of playwright Jean Giraudoux inspired Anouilh to pursue theatre seriously. He debuted with collaborative and solo plays such as Humulus le muet, L’Hermine, and Mandarine, which, though not commercially successful, led to greater recognition with Le voyageur sans bagage in 1937. Anouilh developed distinct categories for his plays, including pièces noires, or tragedies like Antigone, exploring moral integrity against compromise; pièces roses, comedic works emphasizing fantasy and freedom; pièces brillantes, witty plays set in aristocratic environments; pièces grinçantes, darker, ironic comedies; and pièces costumées, historical dramas such as The Lark and Becket, highlighting protagonists pursuing moral paths amidst corruption. His later works, often called pièces secrètes, focused on dramatists and theatre professionals, emphasizing family and intimate relationships over conventional theatrical action. Politically, Anouilh remained largely apolitical, serving in the French Army and living under German occupation, his plays often interpreted as ambivalent reflections on resistance and pragmatism. Critically, he was recognized for blending lyrical language, precise dialogue, and structured plots, producing a prolific output for over fifty years, and winning accolades including the Prix mondial Cino Del Duca, consideration for the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature, and the inaugural Grand Prix du Théâtre de l'Académie française. His works continued to be performed internationally, balancing existential concerns, moral dilemmas, and humor, reflecting a nuanced perspective on human nature. By the end of his career, he had influenced French theatre deeply, navigating between realism, comedy, and tragedy, and remained a vital figure in twentieth-century drama until his death, leaving a legacy of plays that explore the tension between idealism and compromise, the demands of conscience, and the pursuit of integrity in a flawed world.

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1,000 reviews
November 13, 2018
Lovely play by the french writer Jean Anouilh
memories could be traps sometimes, prevent us from going on
better to live the reality with all its good and bad
especially if the memories proved to be false ones
good written characters particularly the duchess with her humorous talk and hints
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633 reviews1,978 followers
August 10, 2021
مسرحية ذكري للكاتب الفرنسي الشهير جان آنويه
جميلة .. صاخبة في هدوئها .. فلسفية في أفكارها ..
تصيبك بالحيرة تجاه البطل الذي تود لو تصفعه علي وجهه لعله يفيق مما هو فيه

ان الذكريات تمر في حياتنا ... ويصبح الآخرون طيفا عابرا في مخيلتنا
طيف سعيد يشعرنا بالسعادة ... وأحيانا تجربة سيئة نتمني لو نسيناها، ولا نجد أمامنا إلا التناسي

ماذا لو استطعنا إعادة الذكريات لنحياها كل يوم بإرادتنا ؟؟
ماذا لو عُرض عليك ان تكون كل وظيفتك في الحياة أن تعيد تجسيد ذكريات شخص آخر في مقابل حياة مُرفهة ومستقبل صامت لا جديد فيه ؟
هل كنت لتقبل ان تستغني عن ذاتك وان تحيا كإنسان اخر ؟؟؟
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66 reviews12 followers
September 27, 2024
هر عشقی می‌میرد
خاموشی می‌گیرد
عشق تو نمی‌میرد...؟

ما تا چه حد عاشق می‌مانیم؟ اصلن از کجا می‌شود فهمید به‌راستی عاشق هستیم؟ عاشقِ معشوقیم یا عاشقِ آن خودی که کنار معشوق بود؟ یک پرسشِ دیگر، ممکن است چشم‌ها، لحنِ صحبت، مکالمه‌ها و حتی مکان‌های قرار ملاقات با معشوق را یادمان برود و همچنان عاشقِ او باشیم؟

نمایشنامه‌ی متوسطی بود. با این‌حال خواندنش خالی از لطف نبود. آماندا دخترکِ جوانی که از کارش در یک کلاه‌فروشی اخراج می‌شود و حالا به‌دنبال یک پیشنهادِ کاری وارد یک قصرِ قرن شانزدهمی می‌شود. قصری که خارج شدن از آن سخت بنظر می‌آید.
اطلاعاتِ آماندا چیزی بیشتر از مخاطب نیست و مخاطب به همراه این دخترکِ حیرت‌زده و مبهوت در پیِ کشفِ چرایی‌هاست.
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September 6, 2019

نحن لا نستطيع أن ننسل من ماضينا ، كما أنه يستحيل أن نبقى سجناء قيد الماضي ، نغمض أعيننا ونستعيد اللحظات ذاتها إلى أن تفقد سحرها... ، لكن يمكننا المُضي قدماً ، ولابأس من الالتفات الى الوراء من وقت لآخر ، ولكن احذر ألا تفوت عندئذ حباً يطرق باب قلبك...
الزمن كفيل بالنسيان ، ومن يدري فالقدر قد يمنحنا ما لا يخطر لنا ببال ...
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698 reviews269 followers
April 15, 2014
A daft duchess summons a shopgirl to her chateau with a keen purpose: she must console her nephew, a prince (of course), whose presumed darling of 3 days (a look alike), strangled herself while tying a scarf. (That I really like.)

A UK critic recently said the comedy's "ornate artificiality is strangely gripping," which is why I find Anouilh modern and fascinating. The great lyricist Larry Hart wrote, "Falling in love with love is falling for make-believe..." So, here, the make-believe continues. Once again, Anouilh says we need illusion to stay alive. In US few actors can do high comedy without flying a fart.
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181 reviews10 followers
August 29, 2018
لئوکادیا نام یک راهبه مقدس اسپانیاییست . با نمایش متوسطی از انوی روبرو هستیم و قطعا ضعیف تر از انتیگونه ، مده ا یا رومئو و ژانت او . قصه ، قصه ی یک شاهزاده ثروتمند جوان است که معشوق زیباش رو از دست داده و پس از ان تمام زندگی خود را صرف بازسازی خاطراتش با او کرده ایت ولی پس از برخوردی جدید همه چیز تغییر میکند .
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298 reviews3 followers
June 18, 2022
عود أتمناه حميدا......أرجو من الله ألا يحرمنى من نعمة القراءة أبدا...
جان أنويه أو كما يعرفه البعض كاتب انتيجون كاتب مسرحي معاصر مسرحية الاوركيد أو كما ترجمها المسرح العربى ذكرى
تتطرح تساؤلات عدة عن وفاة الحبيبه ماذا لو توفت الحبيه وجمع المحب كل ذكرياتها فى مكان واحد حتى يعيش فقط ع الذكرى .....وإذا بقريب لك لايعجبه الأمر هذا فيبحث عن الصفات الشكلية للحبيبه حتى يجد من تشبهها شكلا ويصبها فى قالب افعال الحبيبه المتوفاه ويملي عليها فعلها وإذا ببطلنا بالفعل يقع فى حبها وتقع الحبيبه المصطنعه قبله....(فيلم دستور اشرار تقريبا ولكن مع اختلاف قالب الروائى المحترم)
ياليتنا نستطيع أن نصنع ممن نحب نسخ عندما يتوفاهم الله وياليت قساوة القلوب يرحموا ويحترموا ذكراهم ولكنها الحقيقه الوحيده والأمر كل من عليها فان ......
من الممكن أن لايكون هذا مغزى المسرحيه ولكنى لجل مافجعنى ألم الفقد تمنيت لو يعد الحبيب ولو للحظة.....
لماذا سميت بالاوركيد؟لان المحبه المتوفاه كانت تحب أكل زهور الأوركيد هو عاده غريبه كما قال كاتب المسرحيه ولكن يقال إن الأوركيد يستخرج منها الفانيليا
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572 reviews7 followers
July 14, 2019
Kind of a sweet story, though Albert isn't a very sympathetic character. His big speech in Act 3 starts out strong, but ultimately falls flat. Happy ending, but it seems to materialize out of nowhere, so that's a little perplexing.
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331 reviews27 followers
May 1, 2023
A french play, by the pioneer Jean Anouilh, on being trapped in the past and the moment we decide to rise from the ashes and see a potential in life after serious events as death of a loving one, played by the main character Albert. In the meanwhile, Amanda, the female hat-maker, who just decides to go with the flow and plays her role as a replica of the dead lover, then, she gets to know the true self of the prince and falls in love with him. The moment I really liked is that, when she decides she can no longer be the replica and starts to feel comfortable in her own skin, is exactly when Albert lay his dead lover's ghost. Can be described as a lightly philosophical and very good one *chef's kiss*.
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13 reviews3 followers
June 17, 2020
It's witty, funny, the characters are so well expressed and I fall in love with the story every time. A must read!
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October 7, 2024
Ένα έργο της εποχής του που έτσι θα πρέπει και να το διαβάζει κανείς, χωρίς να μπαίνει απαραίτητα σε συγκρίσεις με το σήμερα ή να προσπαθήσει να βρει σημεία επιρροής και σημεία έκφρασης στο τώρα.
Με πρωταγωνιστές την Amanda και τον Albert, όπως και άλλους χιουμοριστικά γραμμένους (καλό γραμμένους) χαρακτήρες, γίνεται μια εξερεύνηση στο πως καμία φορά οι αναμνήσεις μπορούν να γίνουν βαρίδι και να μας κρατήσουν δέσμιους του παρελθόντος, να μας εμποδίσουν από το να ζήσουμε την πραγματικότητα με όλα τα θετικά και αρνητικά της.
Το τέλος είναι περίεργο και λίγο ασυνάρτητο, δεν καταλαβαίνεις ακριβώς πως φτάνει στο να γίνει αίσιο αλλά οκ μιλάμε για μια ρομαντική ιστορία που όλα έρχονται να καταλήξουν κάπου καλά.

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36 reviews19 followers
May 11, 2020
Μια όμορφη ρομαντική κομεντί όπου η παράδοση του σουρεαλισμού και οι πολύχρωμες γαλλικές ταινίες, όπως η Αμελί, βρίσκουν έναν ενδιάμεσο τους κρίκο. Η ιστορία, χαριτωμένη και αφήνοντας ενδιαφέρουσες προεκτάσεις, δεν κατορθώνει τελικά να κάνει κάποιο κλικ που να της προσδίδει περισσότερο ενδιαφέρον τόσες δεκαετίες μετά την εποχή που γράφτηκε.
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831 reviews41 followers
January 20, 2021
البرت الرجل الارستقراطي الذي وقع في حب فتاة تدعى لوسيديا، هذه الفتاة عرفها لأيام ووقع في حبها وقرر ان يعيد الذكرى نفسها طيلة عمره فقام بإستأجار كل ما عاشه في ذلك اليوم واخذ يعيده يومياً وتحاول الدوقة ان تخرج ابن اخيها من هذا الاكتئاب الذي ضربه وتكرار هذه الذكرى بشكل يومي.. حتى تأتي فتاة تشبهها تماماً وتحل محلها وتحاول ان تسيطر على قلبه فتفشل ثم تنجح فيما بعد.



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March 2, 2019
A crazy love story between a man and the memory of his deceased lover. Can we resurrect our love story by reliving the love moments or what is dead is dead !
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