Tom Stoppard: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Jumpers and Travesties

ISBN-13: 9780333423868 / Angielski / Miękka / 1989 / 212 str.

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Opis

A selection of critical commentary, from the casebook series, on three major plays in the early to middle period of Stoppard's career as a dramatist, including his own comments on his aims and methods. Dyson's introduction examines the main elements in Stoppard's work, tracing various strands in critical response.

Spis treści

General Editor's Preface.- Introduction.- Editor's Notes.- PART 1 THE PLAYWRIGHT.- Stoppard on His Own Art and Practice.- General Assessments.- PART 2 ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD.- Stoppard's Comments.- Reviews of Early Productions.- Critical Studies.- PART 3 JUMPERS.- Stoppards's Comments.- Reviews of First Production.- Critical Studies.- PART 4 TRAVESTIES.- Stoppard's Comments.- Reviews of First Production.- Critical Studies.- Select Bibliography.- Notes on Contributors.- Acknowledgements.- Index.