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The ruling class

a baroque comedy

by Peter Barnes

English dramaDrama (dramatic works by one author)Upper classDramaSocial conditions

Devastating satire on the British upper classes, the 14th Earl of Gurney fresh from an insane asylum claims his inheritance. Gurney believes himself to be Jesus Christ - is contrasted with the rest of the family's sane evil. He finally is "cured" and becomes a blood thirsty Tory who is therefore sane and eminently acceptable to the house of Lords.

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Book data: Open Library