The lost love letter
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Title: | The lost love letter |
Original title: | O scrisoare pierdută |
Genus: | Comedy in 4 acts |
Original language: | Romanian |
Author: | Ion Luca Caragiale |
Publishing year: | 1884 |
Premiere: | November 13, 1884 |
Place of premiere: | National Theater Bucharest |
Place and time of the action: | A district town in the mountainous part of Romania, present (= 1883). |
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The Lost Love Letter , O scrisoare pierdută in Romanian , is a comedy by Ion Luca Caragiale from 1884.
It is a satire on civil society, inspired by the political situation at the end of the 19th century. The play shows the willingness to corrupt behavior of all political representatives. The occasion is the imminent election of a representative in a Romanian district town in 1883.
The central intrigue of the play is made possible by the loss of an intimate letter. This love letter, written by the single District Prefect (Tipătescu) to the wife of the President of the Election Committee (Zoe Trahanache), falls into the hands of political opponents and thus becomes the subject of blackmail . A highly political comedy unfolds between the various camps.
German-language editions
- A letter was lost. Comedy in 4 acts. Translation from Romanian. Bucharest: Publishing House "Das Buch" 1952.
- The lost love letter. Comedy in 4 acts. German by Georg Maurer . Berlin: Henschelverlag 1964. ( Reading sample )
- The lost letter. Comedy in 4 acts. Bucharest National Theater 1966.
Film adaptations
- O scrisoare pierdută , 1953 (Direction: Sica Alexandrescu, Victor Iliu)
- O scrisoare pierdută , 1977 (Director: Liviu Ciulei )