Plays and Lyrics

A newly discovered drama opens the collection, drawing listeners into the dim, candle‑lit halls of a 16th‑century Cypriot castle. The characters—renowned Lusignan heirs, a Venetian lady, and a wandering minstrel—are introduced amid whispered prayers and the distant clatter of hooves, setting a richly textured stage where loyalty, love, and looming conflict swirl like the sea breeze outside. The first act unfolds with lyrical verses that blend the grandeur of Gothic architecture with the exotic reach of Saracenic décor, inviting the audience to feel the tension between duty and desire.

Beyond the play, the volume offers a diverse tapestry of poems that range from dramatic song‑texts to tender, non‑dramatic verses. Themes travel from wartime sorrow and maternal devotion to quiet reflections on nature, even venturing into Japanese landscapes and mythic imagery. Each piece carries the author’s careful craftsmanship, promising listeners an intimate experience of early‑20th‑century poetic sensibility without sacrificing the immediacy of a lived, breathing world.