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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sierz, Aleks, author.

Series:

Continuum modern theatre guides.

Continuum modern theatre guides

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Osborne, John, 1929-1994. Look back in anger.

Osborne, John.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 121 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London, England : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020

Place of Publication:

London, England : Continuum, 2008.

Summary:

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 play, has since become one of the most important new writing theatres in the UK. This guide pr.

Contents:

Background and context

Analysis and commentary

Production history

Workshopping the play

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 111-116) and index.

Print version record.

ISBN:

9786613122995

9781283122993

1283122995

9781441175052

1441175059

OCLC:

727649592