Tom Stoppard

by Bloom, Harold

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Tom Stoppard is said to have transcended the influence of Samuel Beckett and found his true precursor in Oscar Wilde.

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Full title :Tom Stoppard / edited and with an introduction by Harold Bloom.

Summary

Tom Stoppard is said to have transcended the influence of Samuel Beckett and found his true precursor in Oscar Wilde.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2003.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Chelsea House Publishers
Place of Publication:Philadelphia
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2003.

Notes

"Comprehensive research and study guide."

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (152 pages).

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781438116525, 1438116527
oclc:ocn793202850
LC Classification:PR6069.T6
Dewey Decimal:822

Biography of Tom Stoppard -- Plot summary of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead -- List of characters in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead -- Critical views on Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead. C.W.E. Bigsby on absurdity ; Lucina Paquet Gabbard on the theme of death ; Richard Corballis on the role of Ros and Guil versus the tragedians ; Neil Sammells on the art of the play -- Plot summary of Jumpers -- List of characters in Jumpers -- Critical views on Jumpers. G.B. Crump on George's failures ; Lucina Paquet Gabbard on the symbolism of the characters ; Richard Corballis on Archie versus George ; Anthony Jenkins on Dotty and George's emotional separateness ; Paul Delaney on moral absolutes and God versus moral relativism ; Katherine E. Kelly on the role of the coda -- Plot summary of Travesties -- List of characters in Travesties -- Critical views on Travesties. Richard Corballis on the role of memory ; Tim Brassell on the symbolism of the characters ; Anthony Jenkins on style over content ; Paul Delaney on language -- Plot summary of Arcadia -- List of characters in Arcadia -- Critical views on Arcadia. Derek B. Alwes on the play as a comedy ; Paul Edwards on the role …