John A Bertolini

(Author)

The Case for Terence Rattigan, Playwright (Softcover Reprint of the Original 1st 2016)Paperback - Softcover Reprint of the Original 1st 2016, 28 June 2018

The Case for Terence Rattigan, Playwright (Softcover Reprint of the Original 1st 2016)
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Part of Series
Bernard Shaw and His Contemporaries
Print Length
229 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Palgrave MacMillan
Date Published
28 Jun 2018
ISBN-10
3319822373
ISBN-13
9783319822372

Description

This book asserts the extraordinary quality of mid-twentieth century playwright Terence Rattigan's dramatic art and its basis in his use of subtext, implication, and understatement. By discussing every play in chronological order, the book also articulates the trajectory of Rattigan's darkening vision of the human potential for happiness from his earlier comedies through his final plays in which death appears as a longed for peace. New here is the exploration through close analysis of Rattigan's style of writing dialogue and speeches, and how that style expresses Rattigan's sense of life. Likewise, the book newly examines how Rattigan draws on sources in Greek and Roman history, literature, and myth, as well as how he invites comparison with the work of other playwrights, especially Bernard Shaw and Shakespeare. It will appeal broadly to college and university students studying dramatic literature, but also and especially to actors and directors, and the play-going, play-reading public.

Product Details

Author:
John A Bertolini
Book Edition:
Softcover Reprint of the Original 1st 2016
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
NL
Date Published:
28 June 2018
Dimensions:
21.01 x 14.81 x 1.3 cm
ISBN-10:
3319822373
ISBN-13:
9783319822372
Language:
English
Location:
Cham
Pages:
229
Weight:
294.83 gm

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