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La Ronde: A Play (Timeless Classics) Paperback – October 28, 2014

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Arthur Schnitzler - La Ronde - A Play - (5m, 5f) La Ronde (the original German name is Reigen) is a play written by Arthur Schnitzler in 1897 and first printed in 1900 for his friends. It scrutinizes the sexual morals and class ideology of its day through a series of encounters between pairs of characters (shown before or after a sexual encounter). By choosing characters across all levels of society, the play offers social commentary on how sexual contact transgresses boundaries of class. Schnitzler's play was not publicly performed until 1920, on 23 December 1920 in Berlin and 1 February 1921 in Vienna. (An unauthorized production was mounted earlier, in Budapest in 1912.)[3] The play elicited violent critical and popular reactions against its subject matter. La Ronde (the original German name is Reigen) was made into a French language film in 1950 by the German-born director Max Ophüls. The film achieved considerable success in the English-speaking world, with the result that Schnitzler's play is better known there under its French title. Roger Vadim's film Circle of Love (1964) and Otto Schenk's Der Reigen (1973) are also based on the play. More recently, in Fernando Meirelles' film 360, Schnitzler's play was provided with a new version, as has been the case with many other TV and film productions.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (October 28, 2014)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 76 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1503014177
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1503014176
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.04 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.16 x 7.99 inches

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Carol

A classic

Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2021

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The only thing that unites all the classes in late 19th century Vienna is sex and all classes bang away at each other with lustful abandon

Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2019

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Psychoanalysis of individuals across the hierarchy of late 19C Vienna, pragmatically told yet goes deep in philosophy about love and the lightness of meaning up to which one lives.

Witty, comic, easy to read but teaching something rarely told so friendly.

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important, in another time and place

Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2001

The play is composed of 10 scenes, and the subtitle of the play is "ten dialogues". In Scene One, a prostitute and a soldier meet up and he attempts to seduce her. She arranges to meet him the next day, but they immediately have sex on a riverbank. His face is hidden. The soldier treats her callously. In Scene Two, our soldier is with a maid in a park, he seduces her and they have sex. Again, his face is hidden. He treats her like an animal. He moves on to the next woman.
In Scene Three, our maid is at the home of a young gentleman. The gentleman and the maid have sex, then the gentleman leaves. In Scene Four, the young gentleman and the young wife have sex. (she is married, but not to him....) He makes elaborate preparations before the encounter. They make a big deal of their relationship. She says that she loves him. They plan to meet again.
In Scene Five, our young wife and her husband are present. Husband tells the wife how hard it is to be a man, how sexual insecurity must be overcome before marriage (what a trial!). The wife challenges him on his double standard. She calms down and they have sex. He tells her everything she wants to hear. In Scene Six, the husband entertains the sweet young miss. In a dining room, no less. Of course, they have sex. The husband is challenged on another double standard. He wants to know if the lady is married, but she isn't supposed to have the same curiousity. He calms her, and she warms back up to him; they plan to do it again in a more private setting.
In Scene Seven, our sweet young miss is busy with a poet. The poet acts like an artistic type. They profess their mutual love. They have sex. He says that he is Biebitz, and he says that he's not. She doesn't care. They act like they are in love. They part. In Scene Eight, our poet is actively romancing an actress in a country inn. The actress is difficult; she makes the poet leave, call up to the window, then he returns to bed. She puzzles him with a riddle, then, in a shocking turn, they have sex. The actress and the poet then bicker about plays, acting, and performances.
In Scene Nine, our actress meets up with the Count, this in the actress' bedroom. The Count is a pompous braggart, but that doesn't stop them from having sex. They are both happy with it and decide to do it again. In the final scene, the count meets up with the girl of the streets (from scene one). He is sitting on the sofa; she is in bed. Apparently, they have already had sex. He acts as if he doesn't believe that he's done it. He tries to advise her on her career and way of life, then reflects that all women are after money. He decides that he likes the honest approach, and announces that he will return. As the count leaves, he and the maid trade greetings.
The playwright apparently was making fun of the Viennese sexual code of the day, which must have been a sort of "everyone does it, but no one talks about it" scene. He portrays a society of shallow narcissists, interested only in pleasure and the maintenance of appearances. Along the way, Schnitzler challenges several assumptions regarding sexual behavior and gender.
I suppose all this was scandalous and forward-thinking for early 20th century Vienna, but it's boring and predictable now. The dialogue of the play is often interesting, but it doesn't rise above interesting in most of the scenes.

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Man: Hello. Come in to my small Parisian apartment overlooking the river.
Woman: I can't stay but a minute.
Man: Come closer...take off your corset.
Woman: You're pretty fresh, you are.
Man: A kiss!
Woman: Somebody might see!
Man: We can go somewhere private.
Woman: It's too far...my sister...
Man: Cognac?
Woman: I'm not thirsty.
Man: Stupid thing! My treasure!
Woman: You're tearing my chemise...oooh...
Man: I love you! Let's screw!
Woman: No! Oh, okay.
Later -
Man: (weeping)
Woman: What's your name again?

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Brooke Fieldhouse

It's Freudian Ayckbourn

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 5, 2022

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Doubtless like most folk, I was only familiar with this play by either seeing it or hearing it in film form. Reading it would have come as a disappointment except for two vital factors;
i) Arthur (Doctor of medicine) Schnitzler also wrote Traumnovelle better known to fans of Stanley Kubrick’s work as Eyes Wide Shut
ii) Seeing it’s ten scenes and ten characters set out on paper appearing at first as if replicated algorithmically like the plots of some Scandi-Noir mini-series, brought home the realisation of the basic concept of ‘the circle’ or Reigen as it was called in the original Austrian. The first and final link in a chain of social and sexual unions, which opens and is closed by a prostitute and is complete with all its human grimness.
My favourite scene is no.8 The Actress and the Poet, both ironic and absurd personalities, and in spite of their mutual indignance, the reader gets the feeling that each is touchingly aware of their situation. Throughout the scene the poet displays a jealousy toward the actress’ partner or husband, past or present we’re not sure, ‘Fritz’ – which may be mock or genuine. Either way, it emphasizes the artificiality and ambiguity of the relationship, none more than the closing lines of the scene; “A whim you call it? I’m dying of love for you and you call it a whim!”
“And how about Fritz?”
“Fritz?...Don’t talk to me about that rat.”
It's Ayckbourn with a strong Viennese Freudian undercurrent!

Sessie

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 26, 2019

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I think it is slightly over rated. I understand why it is written this way and what it is trying to say. I suppose for the time it was different, that is to say ,new and the subject 'daring', and so stood out.
I prefer the film.

Liz

Great writing, a classic really.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 11, 2020

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This play is a fantastic comment on society, sex and morality.
Great for a large cast.

francois veilleux

Five Stars

Reviewed in Canada on February 28, 2017

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excellent

alexis waitman

Roundly Marvellous

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 4, 2013

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An intriguing tale with complex story lines beautifully described. Excellent! I enjoyed the word-play, the complexity and the way in which Schnitzler is able to confound, create and confirm all within one short play.

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