This book asserts the extraordinary quality of mid-twentieth century playwright Terence Rattigan s dramatic art and its basis in his use of subtext, implication, and understatement. By discussing every play in chronological order, the book also articulates the trajectory of Rattigan s darkening vision of the human potential for happiness from his earlier comedies through his final plays in which death appears as a longed for peace. New here is the exploration through close analysis of Rattigan s style of writing dialogue and speeches, and how that style expresses Rattigan s sense of life....
This book asserts the extraordinary quality of mid-twentieth century playwright Terence Rattigan s dramatic art and its basis in his use of subtext...
