Tom Stoppard's work as a playwright and screenwriter has always been notable for mixing ideas with entertainment. From the early success of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead to masterpieces like Arcadia, from radio plays about modern art to the Oscar-winning screenplay for Shakespeare in Love, Stoppard has challenged and delighted audiences with the intellectual and cultural richness of his writing. Tom Stoppard in Context provides multiple perspectives on both the life and works of one of the most important modern playwrights. This collection covers biographical and historical topics, as well as the broad array of intellectual, aesthetic, and political concerns with which Stoppard has engaged. More than thirty essays on subjects ranging from science to screenwriting help illuminate Stoppard's rich body of work.
| ISBN: | 9781108413046 |
| Publication date: | 12th February 2026 |
| Author: | David Kornhaber, James N Loehlin |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 296 pages |
| Series: | Literature in Context |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers Theatre studies Plays, playscripts Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000 Literary studies: plays and playwrights Literary reference works Human rights, civil rights |
Tom Stoppard's work as a playwright and screenwriter has always been notable for mixing ideas with entertainment. From the early success of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead to masterpieces like Arcadia, from radio plays about modern art to the Oscar-winning screenplay for Shakespeare in Love, Stoppard has challenged and delighted audiences with the intellectual and cultural richness of his writing. Tom Stoppard in Context provides multiple perspectives on both the life and works of one of the most important modern playwrights. This collection covers biographical and historical topics, as well as the broad array of intellectual, aesthetic, and political concerns with which Stoppard has engaged. More than thirty essays on subjects ranging from science to screenwriting help illuminate Stoppard's rich body of work.
Tom Stoppard in Context features in the following genres: Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Theatre studies, Plays, playscripts, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Literary studies: plays and playwrights, Literary reference works, Human rights, civil rights
Tom Stoppard in Context is available in Paperback
Tom Stoppard in Context was written by David Kornhaber, James N Loehlin and published by Cambridge University Press
Tom Stoppard in Context has 296 pages
Yes it is part of Literature in Context series
£26.99