Format:
IX, 166 S.
,
Ill.
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2012 Online-Ressource Cambridge books online
ISBN:
9781107021952
,
9781107606128
Series Statement:
Cambridge introductions to literature
Content:
Tom Stoppard is widely considered to be one of the most important dramatists of contemporary theatre. In this Introduction, William Demastes provides an accessible overview of Stoppard's life and work, exploring all the complexity and variety that makes his drama so unique. Illustrated with images from a diverse range of Stoppard productions, the book provides clear evaluations of his major works, including Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, Travesties, Arcadia and The Coast of Utopia, to provide the most up-to-date assessment available. Detailed chapters situate each play in the context of its sources, which include Shakespeare and contemporary existential thought, espionage, quantum physics, chaos theory, romanticism, landscape design, nineteenth-century European intellectual thought and European totalitarianism. The book also includes a section on Stoppard's Academy Award-winning film Shakespeare in Love.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781139135108
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781107021952
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Demastes, William W., 1956 - The Cambridge introduction to Tom Stoppard Cambridge [u.a.] : Cambridge Univ. Press, 2013 ISBN 9781107021952
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1107021952
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781107606128
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1107606128
Language:
English
Subjects:
English Studies
Keywords:
Stoppard, Tom 1937-
DOI:
10.1017/CBO9781139135108
URL:
Volltext
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