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The Lion in Winter Paperback | Pages: 103 pages
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Original Title: The Lion in Winter: A Play
ISBN: 0812973356 (ISBN13: 9780812973358)
Edition Language: English
Characters: Eleanor of Aquitaine, Henry II of England, Richard I of England, Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany, Philip II of France, John of England, Alys of France, Countess of Vexin

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Insecure siblings fighting for their parents’ attention; bickering spouses who can’t stand to be together or apart; adultery and sexual experimentation; even the struggle to balance work and family: These are themes as much at home in our time as they were in the twelfth century. In James Goldman’s classic play The Lion in Winter, domestic turmoil rises to an art form.
Keenly self-aware and motivated as much by spite as by any sense of duty, Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine maneuver against each other to position their favorite son in line for succession. By imagining the inner lives of Henry, Eleanor, and their sons, John, Geoffrey, and Richard, Goldman created the quintessential drama of family strife and competing ambitions, a work that gives visceral, modern-day relevance to the intrigues of Angevin England.
Combining keen historical and psychological insight with delicious, mordant wit, the stage play has become a touchstone of today’s theater scene, and Goldman’s screenplay for the 1968 film adaptation won him an Academy Award. Told in “marvelously articulate language, with humor that bristles and burns” (Los Angeles Times), The Lion in Winter is the rare play that bursts into life on the printed page.

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Title:The Lion in Winter
Author:James Goldman
Book Format:Paperback
Book Edition:Special Edition
Pages:Pages: 103 pages
Published:December 14th 2004 by Random House (first published 1966)
Categories:Plays. Historical. Historical Fiction. Drama. Classics. Fiction. Theatre

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Modern prose in a medieval setting to highlight shared themes of jealousy, competition, and family. Very interesting.

THIS PLAY IS AN ABSOLUTE RIOT! It's Christmas time 1183 and the King of England is getting old....age 50....so it's time to decide if son Richard, Geoffrey or John will wear the Crown. Siblings are ALL fighting for the title from oldest to youngest and King Henry II AND Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine, who have an on-going love-hate relationship, are in constant battle and disagreement. ALL are liars goading one another, scheming to make the best deal. The Aquitaine is at stake so the lies,

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I just couldn't enjoy this. For me all the jokes fell flat, a few things really don't age well, some inaccuracies are so stupid and pointless, and most of all the characters don't...feel like who they should be, which is especially grievous considering the frankly braggy introduction about how Goldman really "got into their heads." Yeah I suppose if you were a white dude in the 60s this would feel fresh. I'll still see the movie because Katherine Hepburn is the queen.

Spent 23 years of my life knowing the best line of the play (Dear me, whatever shall we do with mother?) but never understood the themes, context, and power that came along with the story that my grandmother, father, and high school director loved so much. Grandma played Eleanor and Mr. Balster played one of the sons. Richard or Geoffrey? Either way, would have given anything to see that production. Anything at all.

Im not sure if Molina is the best Henry II Ive seen or heard, but this performance of the play is darn good. The repartee is well done and even with just the audio you can hear the passion and disgust that Henry Eleanor feel for each other.

This is the play that the movie came from, and it's one of the most exciting and witty plays written. My edition has an interesting introduction by Goldman in which he relates how many people believe that the movie was made because the play was a big hit, which wasn't true. It was the movie, released over two years after the play had closed its brief Broadway run (with Christopher Walken as King Philip) that turned the play into a classic.It's Christmas, 1183, and the three princes, Richard,