by Jean Cocteau · LGF/Le Livre de Poche · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782253009160
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«La Machine Infernale» is the play by Jean Cocteau, published by LGF/Le Livre de Poche in paperback (192 pages, in French).
Starting from Sophocles' tragedy, Cocteau recreates the myth of Oedipus: the hero who tries to escape a fate announced by the gods and ends up trapped in it. Irony, humour, poetry and anachronistic elements mix to portray Jocasta, Oedipus and the world of Thebes, in a reflection on human freedom and divine will.
«La Machine Infernale» is number 854 in the Le Livre de Poche collection; the work consists of four acts and was originally published in 1934.
For readers interested in twentieth-century theatre, the reinterpretation of Greek myths and French literature in its original language.
Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau was a French poet, playwright, novelist, designer, film director, visual artist and critic. He was one of the foremost avant-garde artists of the 20th century and highly influential on the Surrealist and Dadaist movements, among others. The National Observer suggested that "of the artistic generation whose daring gave birth to Twentieth Century Art, Cocteau came closest to being a Renaissance man".
