With a thirty-year run of award-winning; critically acclaimed; and commercially successful plays; from Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (1967) to The Invention of Love (1997); Tom Stoppard is arguably the preeminent playwright in Britain today. His popularity also extends to the United States; where his plays have won three Tony awards and his screenplay for Shakespeare in Love won the 1998 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.John Fleming offers the first book-length assessment of Stoppards work in nearly a decade. He takes an in-depth look at the three newest plays (Arcadia; Indian Ink; and The Invention of Love) and the recently revised versions of Travesties and Hapgood; as well as at four other major plays (Rosencrantz; Jumpers; Night and Day; and The Real Thing). Drawing on Stoppards personal papers at the University of Texas Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRHRC); Fleming also examines Stoppards previously unknown play Galileo; as well as numerous unpublished scripts and variant texts of his published plays.Fleming also mines Stoppards papers for a fuller; more detailed overview of the evolution of his plays. By considering Stoppards personal views (from both his correspondence and interviews) and by examining his career from his earliest scripts and productions through his most recent; this book provides all that is essential for understanding and appreciating one of the most complex and distinctive playwrights of our time.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Nice alternative to Disney versionBy jtenminusoneBeauty and the Beast is one of my favorite fairy tales and this particular book is a nice alternative to the Disney version. I also appreciate that the beast isnt especially "scary" and looks more like an animal rather than a mutant. Its a children book that I actually enjoy reading with my girls. And although there is a lot of text on each page; both my 2 YO and my 4 YO are able to maintain interest--mainly because of the beautiful illustrations.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Beautifully illustratedBy NeemThe illustrations in this book are just beautiful and there is one on every page. Costuming is historically correct and they are beautifully rendered. The text is quite simplistic though and definitely for the younger child 5 to 8. Read it in 15 minutes of less.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Beautiful ReadBy PaperedDollThis is a beautiful book. My grandma used to read it to me when I was little. Ive been searching for it for a while and was able to find it on . Thanks for helping me relive my childhood.