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Chapter 1: The Return of Alcestis: A Play in One Act: by Laurence Housman
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A household prepares a nuptial feast after Alcestis is brought back from the dead to her husband's chamber, where ritual figures and choruses attempt celebratory rites. Though her body appears unhurt, she remains unresponsive to speech and ceremony, prompting anguished reflection from her nurse, attendants, and the assembled women and men on life, death, and the meaning of return. The drama contrasts joyful ritual with eerie stillness and concentrates on domestic bonds—marriage, motherhood, and communal mourning—until the arrival of her children supplies the human impulse that begins to restore her maternal recognition.

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Title: The return of Alcestis

A play in one act

Author: Laurence Housman

Release date: February 1, 2025 [eBook #75270]

Language: English

Original publication: New York: Samuel French, 1916

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