The Vortex: A Play in Three Acts: Play Guide and Free Edition
The Vortex: A Play in Three Acts: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
The Vortex: A Play in Three Acts is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Coward, Noël (1899–1973).
Catalogue synopsis
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"The Vortex: A Play in Three Acts" by Noël Coward is a play written in 1924. Set in post-World War I British high society, it explores the sexual vanity of an aging socialite and her complicated relationship with her adult son. The play depicts drug abuse and includes what critics view as coded references to homosexuality, then illegal in Britain. Its scandalous content made it Coward's first major commercial success, though it barely survived official censorship before its November 1924 premiere in London.
Book and edition facts
- Title: The Vortex: A Play in Three Acts
- Author credits: Coward, Noël (1899–1973)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Drug addicts -- Drama
- England -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Drama
- Man-woman relationships -- Drama
- Mothers and sons -- Drama
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- Category: British Literature
- Category: Plays/Films/Dramas
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