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Venue	General
Town	Edinburgh
County	Edinburgh
From	29th August 2009
To	5th September 2009
When	20:00
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The Testament of Cresseid

Work:: The Testament of Cresseid (S1498761782)

n a bleak midwinter, a wise man stops to recount the haunting story of a woman's battle with her own destiny. A lyrical lament on what might have been and a cautionary tale on longing, love and loss and the dangers of reasoning with the divine. Robert Henryson was a distinctive Scottish voice in northern renaissance literature at a time when society was on the cusp between medieval and renaissance sensibilities. His 1590 Testament of Cresseid sets out to complete the story of Cresseid left unfinished in Geoffrey Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde.

Author

Robert Henryson

Production:: (T1412075391)

Duration 1 hour approx.

Translation	Elizabeth Elliot
Adapted by	David Levin
Director	David Levin
Design	David Levin
Performer	Jimmy Yuill

Listing:: L2111521065

Edinburgh International Festival. The Hub, Castlehill, Royal Mile

Production details

Duration 1 hour approx. Edinburgh International Festival. The Hub, Castlehill, Royal Mile

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