Dramas by Arthur Symons.

TRAGEDIES, The (Book); SYMONS, Arthur, 1865-1945; TRAGEDY (Drama); LITERATURE; AUTHORSHIP; DRAMA

The article focuses on the book The Tragedies, by Arthur Symons. Of the three plays in this volume only two are tragedies, The Harvesters and The Death of Agrippina. The third, Cleopatra in Judea is romantic drama. All three are works of a notable literary and dramatic value which, if capably presented, would be exceedingly effective in the theatre, but which, in these degenerate days, are not at all likely to get a trial before the footlights. The author's mastery of the English tongue is best exemplified, perhaps, in The Harvesters, which is, in other respects, the most original and striking work in the collection.