LEADER 02567nam 2200481 450 001 9910798983403321 005 20230810001214.0 024 7 $a10.1163/9789004319653 035 $a(CKB)3710000000919689 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4731131 035 $a(OCoLC)964302381 035 $a(nllekb)BRILL9789004319653 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4731131 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11293186 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL967046 035 $a(OCoLC)962065305 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000919689 100 $a20161111h20172017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aTom Stoppard's plays $epatterns of plenitude and parsimony /$fby Nigel Purse 210 1$aLeiden, Netherlands ;$aBoston, [Massachusetts] :$cBrill Rodopi,$d2017. 210 4$dİ2017 215 $a1 online resource (686 pages) 225 1 $aCosterus New Series,$x0165-9618 ;$vVolume 217 311 $a90-04-31836-4 311 $a90-04-31965-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPreliminary 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. 330 $aIn Tom Stoppard?s Plays: Patterns of Plenitude and Parsimony Nigel Purse assesses the complete canon of Tom Stoppard?s works on a thematic basis. He explains that, amongst the plenitude of chaotic comedy, wordplay and intellectual ping-pong of Stoppard?s plays, the principle of parsimony that is Occam?s razor lies at the heart of his works. He identifies key patterns in theme ? ethics and duality - and method ? Stoppard?s stage debates and his dramatic vehicles - as well as in theatrical devices. Quoting extensively from all Stoppard?s published works, many of his interviews and also unpublished material Nigel Purse arrives at a comprehensive and unique appraisal of Stoppard?s plays. 410 0$aCosterus ;$vVolume 217. 676 $a822/.914 700 $aPurse$b Nigel$01476692 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910798983403321 996 $aTom Stoppard's plays$93691434 997 $aUNINA