02252cam a2200241 a 4500 120608t2012 enka b 001 0 eng 9781107021952 1107021952 SDU PR6069.T6 D372 C 2012 Demastes, William W. 198958 The Cambridge introduction to Tom Stoppard / William W . Demastes. Cambridge, [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012 166 p. : ill. Cambridge introductions to literature HKBU Library "Tom 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"-- "Tom 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 Coast of Utopia, to provide the most up-to-date assessment available. "-- Stoppard, Tom Criticism and interpretation. 198959 DRAMA / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. 198960 = C.1 SDU GBE lcc 105571 105571 0 0 lcc 0 PR6069 T6 D372 C2012 0 CGB 282831 SDU SDU GEN3 2025-09-23 2 0 PR6069.T6 D372 C 2012 1000373237 2025-09-23 00:00:00 C.1 2025-09-23 GBE