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A small Belgian town faces sudden invasion and occupation during the opening hours of a war, forcing civic leaders and ordinary residents into urgent decisions. The municipal burgomaster, confronted with the fact that his daughter is married to an officer of the occupying army, must weigh duty and law against family ties while townspeople argue over disarming, concealment, and cooperation. The action, compressed into a single day, examines fear, moral ambiguity, and the heavy personal and communal costs that arise when private loyalties collide with public obligations.

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Title: The Burgomaster of Stilemonde: A Play in Three Acts

Author: Maurice Maeterlinck

Translator: Alexander Teixeira de Mattos

Release date: December 31, 2014 [eBook #47830]
Most recently updated: October 24, 2024

Language: English

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The Burgomaster
of Stilemonde

A Play in Three Acts
BY
MAURICE MAETERLINCK
Translated by
Alexander Teixeira de Mattos
NEW YORK
DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY
1918

Copyright, 1918
By DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY, Inc.
All rights reserved
All applications for dramatic rights to be addressed to
Mr. Oscar Osso, 1457 Broadway, New York City.