John Osborne's Look back in anger

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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…

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Title Statements

Full title :John Osborne's Look back in anger / Aleks Sierz.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:2008.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Continuum
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:2008.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (x, 121 pages)

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781441175052, 1441175059, 9781623566210, 1623566215, 9781441139559, 1441139559
oclc:ocn738479002
LC Classification:PR6065.S18
Dewey Decimal:822/.914

Background and context -- Analysis and commentary -- Production history -- Workshopping the play -- Conclusion.

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Criticism, interpretation, etc DRAMA -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Literary studies: from c 1900 - Look back in anger Osborne, John Osborne, John (Schriftsteller) Theatre studies