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100	1		_aStrange, Michael
245	1	0	_aClair de Lune : _bA Play in Two Acts and Six Scenes
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2007
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
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337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2007-10-30
508			_aE-text prepared by Thierry Alberto, Diane Monico, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
520			_a"Clair de Lune" by Michael Strange is a play written in the early 20th century. This two-act work immerses the audience in a fantastical court setting filled with intrigue, romantic entanglements, and the exploration of identity through its characters. The story centers around the Queen, the Duke's half-sister Josephine, and Gwymplane, a clown whose performance captivates but also complicates the lives of those he encounters. The opening of the play introduces a lush park where courtiers chatter about their lives and their Queen, highlighting the undercurrents of social dynamics and expectations. The Queen's desire for unique entertainment leads to the arrival of various mountebanks, including Gwymplane, who becomes entangled in the lives of the royal family. Themes of love, despair, and the search for purpose intertwine as the characters navigate their realities, setting the stage for conflicts and revelations that explore the duality of appearance versus true identity. As tension builds, the presence of both comedic and tragic elements foreshadows the complexity of love and societal norms that will unfold in the subsequent scenes. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_nOriginal publication data not identified
653			_aAmerican drama
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23257
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