The Game of Chess: A Play in One Act (Registro nro. 104484)

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010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER
LC control number 14010476
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
Original cataloging agency UtSlPG
041 #7 - LANGUAGE CODE
Language code of text/sound track or separate title en
Source of code iso639-1
050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number PS
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Goodman, Kenneth Sawyer,
Dates associated with a name 1883-1918
245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title The Game of Chess: A Play in One Act
264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture Salt Lake City, UT :
Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer Project Gutenberg,
Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice 2020
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Extent 1 online resource :
Other physical details multiple file formats
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Media type term computer
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Carrier type term online resource
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Source rdacarrier
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Release date is 2020-11-07
508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE
Creation/production credits note Adrian Mastronardi, David E. Brown, and the Online<br/>Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This<br/>file was produced from images generously made available by The<br/>Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. "The Game of Chess: A Play in One Act" by Kenneth Sawyer Goodman is a theatrical drama written in the early 20th century, specifically in the years leading up to World War I. This play explores themes of power, identity, and the nature of life and death through the metaphor of a chess game. The dialogue-driven piece encompasses the nuances of the human condition and the political tensions of class struggles. The story unfolds in a richly decorated room where two characters, Alexis Alexandrovitch and Boris Ivanovitch Shamrayeff, partake in a tense game of chess. While playing, Alexis engages Boris in a philosophical conversation that reveals the complex dynamics of their relationship and the larger societal issues at play, rooted in class conflict and revolutionary fervor. As the dialogue deepens, the stakes escalate beyond the chessboard when Boris, an agent of the revolutionary party, confronts Alexis, a nobleman, about killing him. The play delves into themes of duality and self-awareness, culminating in a dramatic twist where the lines between predator and prey, as well as the notions of justice and vengeance, are disturbingly blurred. Ultimately, it highlights the absurdity and gravity of their situation, leaving both characters in a deadly game where survival and truth hang in the balance. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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Uncontrolled term One-act plays
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Uncontrolled term American drama -- 20th century
856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Uniform Resource Identifier <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63660">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63660</a>

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