{"product_id":"the-cambridge-introduction-to-tom-stoppard-paperback-9781107606128","title":"The Cambridge Introduction to Tom Stoppard (Paperback \/ softback) 9781107606128","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Cambridge Introduction to Tom Stoppard\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn engaging overview of one of the most dynamically entertaining and intellectually challenging British playwrights of the past fifty years.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWilliam Demastes (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107606128, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 22 November 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e177 pages, 15 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.2 x 0.9 cm, 0.3 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eTom Stoppard is widely considered to be one of the most important dramatists of contemporary theatre. In this Introduction, William Demastes provides an accessible overview of Stoppard's life and work, exploring all the complexity and variety that makes his drama so unique. Illustrated with images from a diverse range of Stoppard productions, the book provides clear evaluations of his major works, including Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, Travesties, Arcadia and The Coast of Utopia, to provide the most up-to-date assessment available. Detailed chapters situate each play in the context of its sources, which include Shakespeare and contemporary existential thought, espionage, quantum physics, chaos theory, romanticism, landscape design, nineteenth-century European intellectual thought and European totalitarianism. The book also includes a section on Stoppard's Academy Award-winning film Shakespeare in Love.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction: Stoppardianism\u003cbr\u003e Professional chronology\u003cbr\u003e 1. Stoppard: briefly, a life in the theatre\u003cbr\u003e 2. Keys to Stoppard's theatre\u003cbr\u003e 3. The breakthrough years\u003cbr\u003e 4. Playing with the stage\u003cbr\u003e 5. Science takes the stage\u003cbr\u003e 6. Love is in the air\u003cbr\u003e 7. Politics humanized\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: the play's the thing\u003cbr\u003e Appendix: Stoppard's theatre: a summary\u003cbr\u003e Guide to further reading.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: from c 1900 - [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: from c 1900 -\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20from%20c%201900%20-%20%5BDSBH%5D%22\"\u003eDSBH\u003c\/a\u003e], Theatre: individual actors \u0026amp; directors [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Theatre: individual actors \u0026amp; directors\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Theatre:%20individual%20actors%20\u0026amp;%20directors%20%5BANB%5D%22\"\u003eANB\u003c\/a\u003e], Theatre studies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Theatre studies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Theatre%20studies%20%5BAN%5D%22\"\u003eAN\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46000978329880,"sku":"9781107606128","price":20.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107606128i.jpg?v=1696766627","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-cambridge-introduction-to-tom-stoppard-paperback-9781107606128","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}