Reviews for Ridiculous Theatre: Scourge of Human Folly: The Essays and Opinions of Charles Ludlam

The average rating for Ridiculous Theatre: Scourge of Human Folly: The Essays and Opinions of Charles Ludlam based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2019-08-31 00:00:00 Gloria Jeziorski Have I seen the works of Charles Ludlam? I vaguely remember Irma Vep and don't think I liked it. But that was years ago, probably when it was produced and I was still a snotty child. But he interested me enough to have bought this book years ago, though not to have read it until now. It's a collection of essays and opinions, not his plays, much of which has been transcribed from interviews. The guy liked to talk and had a lot of opinions, often about how talented and good at his work he was. That can be annoying, if your a proponent of low self-esteem, as I am. But he is entertaining and insightful about humor and art, which won me over. The guy was no idiot and while I've moved away from hard lines of what I think is good or not into something that is more open-minded, less critical and perhaps too passive, it's refreshing to read a man who has made decisions and explains them well. It helps that they're on target. Mine always seem to miss the mark. Guess it's time to look up his plays and once again realize what a foolish boy I was.

Review # 2 was written on 2013-03-07 00:00:00 Nancy Nowell King Henry IV, Part 1 (Wars of the Roses, #2), William Shakespeare King Henry IV, Part 1 is a history play, by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written no later than 1597. It is the second play in Shakespeare's tetralogy dealing with the successive reigns of Richard II, Henry IV (two plays, including Henry IV, Part 2), and Henry V. King Henry IV, Part 1 depicts a span of history that begins with Hotspur's battle at Homildon in Northumberland against Douglas late in 1402 and ends with the defeat of the rebels at Shrewsbury in the middle of 1403. From the start it has been an extremely popular play both with the public and critics. تاریخ نخستین خوانش روز دهم ماه ژانویه سال 1989میلادی عنوان: نخستین بخش شاه هنری چهارم؛ عنوان قراردادی هنری چهام - بخش نخست؛ نویسنده ویلیام شکسپیر؛ مترجم احمد خزاعی؛ تهران، اکباتان، 1367، در 242ص، عکس، عنوان روی جلد هنری چهارم؛ موضوع هنری چهارم شاه انگلستان (از سال 1367میلادی تا سال 1413میلادی) - سده 16م هنری چهارم سومین نمایشنامه از یک مجموعه چهار نمایشنامه ای است که شکسپیر در آنها دوران حکومت ریچارد دوم، هنری چهارم، و هنری پنجم، سه تن از پادشاهان انگلستان را بازگو مینمایند؛ ا. شربیانی