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000455487 1001_ $$aDemastes, William W.
000455487 24514 $$aThe Cambridge introduction to Tom Stoppard /$$cWilliam W . Demastes.
000455487 260__ $$aCambridge, [England]  ;$$aNew York :$$bCambridge University Press,$$c2012, c2013.
000455487 300__ $$aix, 166 p. :$$bill. ;$$c23 cm.
000455487 4901_ $$aCambridge introductions to literature
000455487 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 156-159) and index.
000455487 5050_ $$aIntroduction: Stoppardianism -- Professional chronology -- 1. Stoppard: briefly, a life in the theatre -- 2. Keys to Stoppard's theatre -- 3. The breakthrough years -- 4. Playing with the stage -- 5. Science takes the stage -- 6. Love is in the air -- 7. Politics humanized --Conclusion: the play's the thing -- Appendix: Stoppard's theatre.
000455487 520__ $$a"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"--$$cProvided by publisher.
000455487 520__ $$a"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 Coast of Utopia, to provide the most up-to-date assessment available. "--$$cProvided by publisher.
000455487 60010 $$aStoppard, Tom$$xCriticism and interpretation.
000455487 830_0 $$aCambridge introductions to literature.
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