02600nam 2200493 450 991046625310332120200917021826.010.1163/9789004319653(CKB)3710000000919689(MiAaPQ)EBC4731131(OCoLC)964302381(nllekb)BRILL9789004319653(Au-PeEL)EBL4731131(CaPaEBR)ebr11293186(CaONFJC)MIL967046(OCoLC)962065305(EXLCZ)99371000000091968920161111h20172017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierTom Stoppard's plays patterns of plenitude and parsimony /by Nigel PurseLeiden, Netherlands ;Boston, [Massachusetts] :Brill Rodopi,2017.©20171 online resource (686 pages)Costerus New Series,0165-9618 ;Volume 21790-04-31836-4 90-04-31965-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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 Quoting extensively from all Stoppard’s published works, many of his interviews and also unpublished material Nigel Purse arrives at a comprehensive and unique appraisal of Stoppard’s plays.Costerus ;Volume 217.Electronic books.822/.914Purse Nigel965031MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910466253103321Tom Stoppard's plays2189457UNINA