The Cambridge introduction to Tom Stoppard [electronic resource] / William W. Demastes.

9781107021952
9781107606128
9781139844994 (electronic book)

Cambridge, [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013.

English

ix, 166 p. : ill., port.

PR6069.T6 Z617 2013

822/.914

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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