Théâtre 1 La Princesse Maleine (1890) - L'Intruse (1890) - Les Aveugles (1891)

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Théâtre 1 La Princesse Maleine (1890) - L'Intruse (1890) - Les Aveugles (1891)

by Maurice Maeterlinck

FR·~3 hours·24 chapters

Chapters

24 total

MAURICE MAETERLINCK - Théâtre - I - LA PRINCESSE MALEINE (1890) L'INTRUSE(1891). - LES AVEUGLES (1891)

1:58

MAURICE MAETERLINCK - Théâtre - I - LA PRINCESSE MALEINE (1890) L'INTRUSE(1891). LES AVEUGLES (1891)

0:30

Préface.

0:00

I.

1:38

II.

1:22

III.

0:59

IV.

1:17

V.

2:04

VI.

1:30

VII.

3:13

Description

A striking collection of short, lyrical dramas invites listeners into worlds where ordinary moments crack open under the weight of unseen forces. The playwright’s language is spare yet resonant, allowing the audience to feel the tension between silence and revelation. Each piece balances delicate human emotions with an undercurrent of mystery, creating an atmosphere that feels both intimate and unsettling.

The volume opens with a tale of a naïve princess whose seemingly simple life is disturbed by an unforeseen visitor, followed by a haunting scene of blind figures confronting an invisible destiny. Other stories, like the enigmatic “Seven Princesses,” explore fragile love and the inevitability of death, all while subtle, almost invisible powers manipulate the characters’ fates. The plays linger on the edge of the known, offering a poetic meditation on the fragile line between hope and doom that will stay with listeners long after the final curtain falls.

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Théâtre 1 La Princesse Maleine (1890) - L'Intruse (1890) - Les Aveugles (1891) La Princesse Maleine (1890) - L'Intruse (1890) - Les Aveugles (1891)

Language

fr

Duration

~3 hours (178K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Johan Boelaert

Release date

2015-02-28

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Maurice Maeterlinck

Maurice Maeterlinck

1862–1949

A quiet, dreamlike voice in European literature, this Belgian writer helped shape Symbolist drama and won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911. His plays and essays often turn simple images—silence, fate, light, bees, blue birds—into something haunting and memorable.

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