Jenufa, her step-daughter
By: Gabriela Preissova
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Published: 2017
Place of publication: London]
Language: eng
Copyright date: 2017
Description: Based on two real but separate crimes, Gabriela Preissova set out to portray 'a barren woman haunted by the longing for a child'. The Kostelnicka character provides a fascinating female role, a woman full of pride in her achievements as a widowed working parent, who has devotedly brought up her step-daughter. She is also a highly respected member of the church, who is entrusted to lead processions, cure the sick and oversee burials. Jenufa, her step-daughter who has an illegitimate child and is abandoned by the father, Steva, tests the Kostelnicka's strict moral principles in the play.
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