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...Henry II's castle at Chinon in France, but Lion in Winter is no static historical piece. The power struggles between King Henry II, his estranged wife Eleanor of Aquitaine and their children match those in any modern-day drama. The sibling rivalry between Henry's sons is magnified because they are vying for the throne, but the same issues of competition for parental love arise in an Arthur Miller play. In fact, the dysfunctional royal family shares more in common with today's families than with Medieval ones. These and other modern themes strengthen Lion in Winter, even though...
...THOUSAND ACRES by Jane Smiley (Knopf; $23). Based on a family feud over inherited farmland in Iowa, this modern-day King Lear has an exhilarating sense of place and a sheer Americanness that give it its own soul and roots...
Operation DEAD exemplifies modern-day sanitized warfare. One is not forced to deal with the consequences of fatal action...
What is the California Dream? And whatever it is, where can it be found? In the past seven years, 118,000 modern-day pathfinders have located a form of it in Moreno Valley, a new city 70 miles southeast of Los Angeles and 42 miles from Disneyland...
Siegler sets this play in modern-day Venice. The actors wear contemporary dress, and cordless telephones replace the messengers in Shakespeare's script. The set is simple, with a table and three chairs serving as a cafe, a chair set aside as part of Shylock's house and a table upon which sit three treasure chests...