Peter Whelan

The Accrington Pals

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A Modern Classic edition of this First World War play with supporting notes for students including a full introduction exploring the work's themes, context and history, classroom activities and a chronology.

Produktdetails

• Modern Classics
• Verlag: Bloomsbury Specialist / Methuen Drama
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 17473
• Repr.
• Seitenzahl: 144
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 128mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 127g
• ISBN-13: 9781408137109
• ISBN-10: 1408137100
• Artikelnr.: 32244039

Autorenporträt

Peter Whelan is an award-winning playwright who has been producing modern classic plays since 1970s. He began his career in advertising and short film scripting before starting to write for the stage. In 1996 he was appointed an Honorary Artistic Associate of the Royal Shakespeare Company. His numerous plays include A Revolutionary Marriage, The Earthly Paradise, A Russian in the Woods, Overture, Divine Right, The Herbal Bed, Shakespeare Country and The School of Night.

Inhaltsangabe

Peter Whelan: A Chronology; Introduction; The Accrington Pals; Questions and Activities

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Timeline: Peter Whelan
Introduction
Background
Historical Context
Contemporary Context
Use of History
Themes
Dramatic Devices
Production History and Critical Reception
Academic Debate
Further Reading
THE ACCRINGTON PALS
Bibliography
Glossary

Rezensionen

One of the best plays ever about the first world war ... The strength of Whelan's play is that it captures ... the contradictions of the time ... Whelan also has the natural dramatist's knack of expressing his ideas through purely theatrical means ... For all the great poems, novels and movies produced by the first world war, nothing quite matches theatre for pulverising your emotions. Michael Billington Guardian 20130123