ISBN: 9781107606128

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… Plus…

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. | The Cambridge Introduction to Tom Stoppard by William Demastes Paperback | Indigo Chapters Books > Drama > Plays P10106, William Demastes<

2013, ISBN: 1107606128

[EAN: 9781107606128], Neubuch, [SC: 0.0], [PU: Cambridge University Press], Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This Introduction provides an accessible overview of the l… Plus…

[EAN: 9781107606128], Neubuch, [SC: 0.0], [PU: Cambridge University Press], Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This Introduction provides an accessible overview of the life and work of Tom Stoppard, widely considered to be one of the most important dramatists of contemporary theatre. In concise and readable form, William Demastes introduces all the complexity and variety that makes Stoppard's work so unique. 180 pp. Englisch, Books<

2012, ISBN: 1107606128

Kartoniert / Broschiert Irland, Vereinigtes Königreich, Großbritannien, mit Schutzumschlag 11, [PU:Cambridge University Press]

2012, ISBN: 9781107606128

Buch, Softcover, [PU: Cambridge University Press], Cambridge University Press, 2012