Get Free Shipping on orders over $79
Tom Stoppard's Arcadia : Modern Theatre Guides - John Fleming

Tom Stoppard's Arcadia

By: John Fleming

Hardcover | 6 January 2009 | Edition Number 1

At a Glance

Hardcover


RRP $200.00

$176.75

12%OFF

or 4 interest-free payments of $44.19 with

 or 

Ships in 25 to 30 business days

This title provides an accessible and informative critical introduction to Tom Stoppard's "Arcadia" - a play commonly studied at undergraduate level.Tom Stoppard is widely regarded as one of the leading contemporary British playwrights, a writer who has earned an intriguing mix of both critical and commercial success. "Arcadia" is considered by many critics to be Stoppard's masterpiece, a work that weds his early career love for words and ideas with his later career emphasis on storytelling and emotional engagement.With its engaging alteration between past and present, "Arcadia" offers a comedic and entertaining exploration of chaos theory, entropy, the Second Law of thermodynamics, iterated algorithms, fractals, and other concepts culled the realms of math and science. This guide provides a comprehensive critical introduction to the play, giving students a much-needed overview of the play's background and context including Stoppard's source material as well as full discussion of the text and its performance history to date."Continuum Modern Theatre Guides" offer concise, accessible and informed introductions to the key plays of modern times. Each book is carefully structured to offer a systematic study of the play in its biographical, historical, social and political context, an in-depth study of the text, an overview of the work's production history including screen adaptations, and practical workshopping exercises. They also include a timeline and suggestions for further reading which highlight key critical approaches. This will enable students to develop their understanding of playwrights and theatre-makers, as well as inspiring them to broaden their studies.
Industry Reviews
"An enlightening entryway into Stoppard's luminous play, Fleming's commentary on Arcadia is informed by his attention to theatrical issues as well as his deep understanding of the of the play's multilayered themes." - Professor Michael Vanden Heuvel, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA

Other Editions and Formats

Paperback

Published: 6th January 2009

More in Dance & Other Performing Arts

Inkspell : Inkheart - Cornelia Funke

RRP $19.99

$16.75

16%
OFF
Inkdeath : Inkheart - Cornelia Funke

RRP $19.99

$16.75

16%
OFF
Average at Best : A memoir from the creator of Pub Choir® - Astrid Jorgensen
The Anatomy of Story : 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller - John Truby
Mao's Last Dancer : The Beloved Australian Classic - Li Cunxin
The Happiest Refugee : My Journey from Tragedy to Comedy - Anh Do
The Colour of Revenge : The Colour of Revenge PB - Cornelia Funke

RRP $19.99

$16.75

16%
OFF
Hamilton : The Revolution - Lin-Manuel Miranda

RRP $89.99

$62.75

30%
OFF
This Is Fine Talking Figurine : With Light and Sound! - KC Green

RRP $24.99

$21.75

13%
OFF
Musicals : The Definitive Illustrated Story - DK

RRP $55.00

$39.75

28%
OFF
The Star Wars Archives. 1999-2005. 45th Ed. : 40th Edition - Paul Duncan
"Sex and the City" : Kiss and Tell - Amy Sohn
Sanford Meisner On Acting : Vintage Vintage - Sanford Meisner

RRP $27.99

$20.99

25%
OFF