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Autore |
Sierz Aleks |
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Titolo |
John Osborne's Look back in anger / / Aleks Sierz |
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London, England : , : Continuum, , 2008 |
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London, England : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2020 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-12299-5 |
9786613122995 |
1-4411-7505-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (x, 121 pages) |
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Collana |
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Continuum modern theatre guides |
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Classificazione |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Literary studies: from c 1900 - |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 111-116) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Background and context -- Analysis and commentary -- Production history -- Workshopping the play -- Conclusion. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Look Back in Anger is one of the few works of drama that are indisputably central to British culture in general, and its name is one of the most well-known in postwar cultural history. Its premiere in 1956 sparked off the first 'new wave' of kitchen-sink drama and the cultural phenomenon of the Angry Young Man. The play's anti-hero, Jimmy Porter, became the spokesman of a generation. Osborne's play is a key milestone in 'new writing' for British theatre, and the Royal Court - which produced the play, has since become one of the most important new writing theatres in the UK. This guide pr. |
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