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Equus

Equus

by Peter Shaffer

Published for the first time: 1/1/1973

112 pages, Paperback

Genres: Plays, Theatre, Psychology, Drama, School, Fiction, Classics

In "Equus," which took critics and public alike by storm and has gone on to become a modern classic, Peter Shaffer depicts the story of a deranged youth who blinds six horses with a spike. Through a psychiatrist's analysis of the events, Shaffer creates a chilling portrait of how materialism and convenience have killed our capacity for worship and passion and, consequently, our capacity for pain. Rarely has a playwrite created an atmosphere and situation that so harshly pinpoint the spiritual and mental decay of modern man.

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