Tom Stoppard's plays : patterns of plenitude and parsimony / / by Nigel Purse

• Autore: Purse Nigel
• Pubblicazione: Leiden, Netherlands ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : Brill Rodopi, , 2017; ©2017
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (686 pages)
• Disciplina: 822/.914
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 Quoting extensively from all Stoppard’s published works, many of his interviews and also unpublished material Nigel Purse arrives at a comprehensive and unique appraisal of Stoppard’s plays.
• Titolo autorizzato: Tom Stoppard's plays
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910466253103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Costerus ; ; Volume 217.