{"product_id":"stoppards-theatre-9780292725522","title":"Stoppards Theatre","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e With a thirty-year run of award-winning, critically acclaimed, and commercially successful plays, from \u003ci\u003eRosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead\u003c\/i\u003e (1967) to \u003ci\u003eThe Invention of Love\u003c\/i\u003e (1997), Tom Stoppard is arguably the preeminent playwright in Britain today. His popularity also extends to the United States, where his plays have won three Tony awards and his screenplay for \u003ci\u003eShakespeare in Love\u003c\/i\u003e won the 1998 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e John Fleming offers the first book-length assessment of Stoppard''s work in nearly a decade. He takes an in-depth look at the three newest plays (\u003ci\u003eArcadia,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndian Ink,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Invention of Love)\u003c\/i\u003e and the recently revised versions of \u003ci\u003eTravesties\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHapgood\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as at four other major plays (\u003ci\u003eRosencrantz,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eJumpers,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eNight and Day,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Real Thing)\u003c\/i\u003e. Drawing on Stoppard''s personal papers at the University of Texas Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRHRC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe fullest and most complete analysis of Stoppard’s works from their first presentations to later revivals, this book is a must for anyone contemplating a production of any of Stoppard’s plays. Strongly recommended for college and university libraries and for theater professionals. * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e. . . a thoughtful and well-considered appreciation of Stoppard’s theatrical work. . . . It will be of value to directors as well as to theater instructors and playwriting classes. * Library Journal *\u003cbr\u003e. . . a clear, readable and eminently useful account of Stoppard’s work for the stage. * American Theatre *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnnotated Chronology of Stoppard's Career\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 1: Career before \u003ci\u003eRosencrantz and Guildenstern\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 2: \u003ci\u003eRosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 3: \u003ci\u003eGalileo\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 4: \u003ci\u003eJumpers\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 5: \u003ci\u003eTravesties\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 6: Examining Eastern Bloc Repression\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 7: \u003ci\u003eNight and Day\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 8: \u003ci\u003eThe Real Thing\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 9: \u003ci\u003eHapgood\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 10: \u003ci\u003eArcadia\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 11: \u003ci\u003eIndian Ink\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 12: \u003ci\u003eThe Invention of Love\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConclusion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400859722071,"sku":"9780292725522","price":23.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780292725522.jpg?v=1730471766","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/stoppards-theatre-9780292725522","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}