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Purse Nigel |
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Tom Stoppard's plays : patterns of plenitude and parsimony / / by Nigel Purse |
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Leiden, Netherlands ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : Brill Rodopi, , 2017 |
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©2017 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (686 pages) |
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Costerus New Series, , 0165-9618 ; ; Volume 217 |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Preliminary Material -- 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 -- Appendix 1: Hamlet vs Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead -- Appendix 2: Indian Ink – Timeline -- Appendix 3: The Coast of Utopia – Timeline -- Bibliography -- Works by Tom Stoppard -- Characters in Stoppard’s Works -- General Index. |
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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 Quoting extensively from all Stoppard’s published works, many of his interviews and also unpublished material Nigel Purse arrives at a comprehensive and unique appraisal of Stoppard’s plays. |
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