William Baker, Jeanette Roberts Shumaker

Bernard Kops (eBook, ePUB)

Fantasist, London Jew, Apocalyptic Humorist

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This is the first book-length study of the work of contemporary writer Bernard Kops. Born on November 28, 1926 to Dutch-Jewish immigrants, Bernard Kops became famous after the production of his play The Hamlet of Stepney Green: A Sad Comedy with Some Songs in 1958. This play, like much of his work, focuses on the conflicts between young and old. Identified as an "angry young man," Kops, like his contemporaries John Osborne, Shelagh Delaney, and Harold Pinter, belonged to the so-called new wave of British drama that emerged in the mid-1950s. Kops went on to create important documentaries about the Blitz and living in London during the early 1940s. He has written two autobiographies, over ten novels, many journalistic pieces, and more than forty plays for TV, stage, and radio. A prolific poet, Kops has authored a long pamphlet poem and eight poetry collections. Now in his mid-80s, the prolific and versatile Kops still produces, his creativity undimmed by age.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 158
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Dezember 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781611476576
• Artikelnr.: 56818463

Autorenporträt

William Baker is distinguished university professor emeritus at Northern Illinois University.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
Chapter One: The Writer's I
Chapter Two: The Role and Function of Family
Chapter Three: Identity Formation, Self-Discovery, and Aging
Chapter Four: Jewish Identity within British Culture
Chapter Five: Sex and Politics
Chapter Six: Issues of Mental Health
Chapter Seven: Kops on Kops: The Interviews
Appendix: More Radio Plays
Bibliography
Index
About the Authors