Tom Stoppard's work as a playwright and screenwriter has always been notable for mixing ideas with entertainment. From the early success of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead to masterpieces like Arcadia, from radio plays about modern art to the Oscar-winning screenplay for Shakespeare in Love, Stoppard has challenged and delighted audiences with the intellectual and cultural richness of his writing. Tom Stoppard in Context provides multiple perspectives on both the life and works of one of the most important modern playwrights. This collection covers biographical and historical topics, as…mehr
Tom Stoppard's work as a playwright and screenwriter has always been notable for mixing ideas with entertainment. From the early success of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead to masterpieces like Arcadia, from radio plays about modern art to the Oscar-winning screenplay for Shakespeare in Love, Stoppard has challenged and delighted audiences with the intellectual and cultural richness of his writing. Tom Stoppard in Context provides multiple perspectives on both the life and works of one of the most important modern playwrights. This collection covers biographical and historical topics, as well as the broad array of intellectual, aesthetic, and political concerns with which Stoppard has engaged. More than thirty essays on subjects ranging from science to screenwriting help illuminate Stoppard's rich body of work.
Part I. Origins: 1. Name, Family, and Identity William Baker 2. Czechoslovakia Tomá Käer 3. Singapore and India Daniel Jernigan 4. England Claire Cochrane Part II. Influences: 5. William Shakespeare James N. Loehlin 6. Russian Literature and Culture Ira Nadel 7. Oscar Wilde Benedict Alexander Feldman 8. Samuel Beckett Kersti Powell 9. Václav Havel Michael antovský Part III. Ideas: 10. Philosophy David Kornhaber 11. Science William Demastes 12. Mathematics Liliane Campos 13. History and Biography Martin Middeke 14. Love and Sexuality Roberta Barker Part IV. Aesthetics: 15. Art and Aesthetics John Fleming 16. Classicism and Romanticism Mike Vanden Heuvel 17. Modernism and the Avant-Garde Jonathan Goldman 18. Music Irene Morra Part V. Politics: 19. Ideology John Bull 20. Communism Ramona Mosse 21. The Cold War John Elsom 22. Human Rights and Censorship Mark Hurst 23. Empire, Colonialism, and Post-Colonialism Nandi Bhatia Part VI. Page, Stage, and Screen: 24. Postwar British Theatre Dan Rebellato 25. Acting in Stoppard Samuel West 26. Adaptations R. Darren Gobert 27. Journalism and Criticism Mark Lawson 28. Prose Writings Neil Sammells 29. Radio and Television Jamie Jesson 30. Screenwriting Brice Ezell and Rachel Joseph 31. Stoppard's Archives Eric Colleary.
Part I. Origins: 1. Name, Family, and Identity William Baker 2. Czechoslovakia Tomá Käer 3. Singapore and India Daniel Jernigan 4. England Claire Cochrane Part II. Influences: 5. William Shakespeare James N. Loehlin 6. Russian Literature and Culture Ira Nadel 7. Oscar Wilde Benedict Alexander Feldman 8. Samuel Beckett Kersti Powell 9. Václav Havel Michael antovský Part III. Ideas: 10. Philosophy David Kornhaber 11. Science William Demastes 12. Mathematics Liliane Campos 13. History and Biography Martin Middeke 14. Love and Sexuality Roberta Barker Part IV. Aesthetics: 15. Art and Aesthetics John Fleming 16. Classicism and Romanticism Mike Vanden Heuvel 17. Modernism and the Avant-Garde Jonathan Goldman 18. Music Irene Morra Part V. Politics: 19. Ideology John Bull 20. Communism Ramona Mosse 21. The Cold War John Elsom 22. Human Rights and Censorship Mark Hurst 23. Empire, Colonialism, and Post-Colonialism Nandi Bhatia Part VI. Page, Stage, and Screen: 24. Postwar British Theatre Dan Rebellato 25. Acting in Stoppard Samuel West 26. Adaptations R. Darren Gobert 27. Journalism and Criticism Mark Lawson 28. Prose Writings Neil Sammells 29. Radio and Television Jamie Jesson 30. Screenwriting Brice Ezell and Rachel Joseph 31. Stoppard's Archives Eric Colleary.
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