| John Osborne's Look Back in Anger Contributor(s): Sierz, Aleks (Author) |
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ISBN: 0826492029 ISBN-13: 9780826492029 Publisher: Continuum OUR PRICE: $133.65 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2008 Annotation: Accessible informative critical introduction to Osborne's Look Back in Anger, a much-studied classic of post-war British drama. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Performing Arts - Literary Criticism |
| Dewey: 822.914 |
| LCCN: 2007029468 |
| Series: Modern Theatre Guides |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.3" W x 7.9" (0.50 lbs) 136 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |