Tom Stoppard's Plays

Patterns of Plenitude and Parsimony
Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-90-04-31836-6
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 217, 654 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 1111 g

Reihe: Costerus New Series

In Tom Stoppard’s Plays: Patterns of Plenitude and Parsimony Nigel Purse assesses the complete canon of Tom Stoppard’s works on a thematic basis. He explains that, amongst the plenitude of chaotic comedy, wordplay and intellectual ping-pong of Stoppard’s plays, the principle of parsimony that is Occam’s razor lies at the heart of his works. He identifies key patterns in theme – ethics and duality - and method – Stoppard’s stage debates and his dramatic vehicles - as well as in theatrical devices.

Quoting extensively from all Stoppard’s published works, many of his interviews and also unpublished material Nigel Purse arrives at a comprehensive and unique appraisal of Stoppard’s plays.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Purse, Nigel

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Tanz Kleinkunst, Kabarett, Varieté, Zirkus
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Theaterwissenschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft: Dramen und Dramatiker

Inhaltsverzeichnis

FOREWORD
PROLOGUE
OCCAM’S RAZOR
THE STOPPARDIAN STAGE DEBATE
THE VEHICLE VERSUS THE IDEA
ETHICS
DUALISM–ILLUSION AND REALITY
STOPPARD’S THEATRICALITY
STOPPARD’S TIME SHIFTS
CODA
APPENDICES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
INDEX

Über Autor(innen)

Nigel Purse has an MA in Modern History from St. Edmund Hall, Oxford and an MBA from Cass (formerly City) University. He has a wide and keen interest in theatre, the arts and history.