John Osborne's Look Back in Anger.
Title:
John Osborne's Look Back in Anger.
Author:
Sierz, Aleks.
ISBN:
9781441175052
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (83 pages)
Series:
Modern Theatre Guides
Contents:
Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- General Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Background and Context -- 2 Analysis and Commentary -- 3 Production History -- 4 Workshopping the Play -- 5 Conclusion -- Timeline 1945-60 -- Further Reading -- References -- Index.
Abstract:
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.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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