Edward Bond is considered one of Britain's most important and innovative playwrights today. In this book, Jenny Spencer presents an in-depth examination of Bond's work and sheds new light on the state of contemporary British drama. Rather than a chronological discussion, Spencer evaluates the plays through the dramatic strategies and techniques that are key elements in Bond's theater. In a fascinating analysis of the plays as well as previously unpublished material, and in discussion with the playwright himself, Spencer provides new insights into Edward Bond and his style of theater.
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"...the most successful thematic and stylistic 'close reading' of Bond's major plays, from The Pope's Wedding through The War Plays....Dramatic Strategies in the Plays of Edward Bond is required reading for anyone interested in Bond's plays...." W. B. Worthen, Contemporary Literature
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Edward Bond is considered one of Britain's most important and innovative playwrights today. In this book, Jenny Spencer presents an in-depth examination of Bond's work and sheds light on the state of contemporary British drama.
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In 1965, Edward Bond's Saved made legal history as the last play to be successfully prosecuted by the Lord Chamberlain before his powers of censorship were rescinded by Parliament. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
play hereafter, dramatic strategies, parable form, social picture Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Early Morning, Scene Four, The Worlds, Great Peace, Scene One, Scene Three, Scene Two, King Lear, Scene Six, Scene Five, Lord Milton, Scene Seven, The War Plays, Lord Are, Royal Court, Dark Man, Scene Eight, John Clare, National Theatre, Bond's Lear, First Woman, Human Cannon, Lord Chamberlain, While Bond, Goddess of Good Fortune New!
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In 1965, Edward Bond's Saved made legal history as the last play to be successfully prosecuted by the Lord Chamberlain before his powers of censorship were rescinded by Parliament. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
play hereafter, dramatic strategies, parable form, social picture Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Early Morning, Scene Four, The Worlds, Great Peace, Scene One, Scene Three, Scene Two, King Lear, Scene Six, Scene Five, Lord Milton, Scene Seven, The War Plays, Lord Are, Royal Court, Dark Man, Scene Eight, John Clare, National Theatre, Bond's Lear, First Woman, Human Cannon, Lord Chamberlain, While Bond, Goddess of Good Fortune New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Early Morning (Playscripts) by Edward Bond on 22 pages
- King Lear (The New Folger Library Shakespeare) by William Shakespeare on 10 pages
- The War Plays (Methuen Modern Plays) by Edward Bond on 10 pages
- Narrow Road to the Deep North (Modern Plays) by Edward Bond on 8 pages
- Bond: A Study of His Plays (Methuen's Modern Theatre Profiles) by Malcolm Hay on 6 pages
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- Anglo-American Interplay in Recent Drama by Ruby Cohn in Back Matter
- British Realist Theatre: The New Wave in its Context 1956 - 1965 by Stephen Lacey in Back Matter
- The Play's the Thing: Exploring Text in Drama and Therapy by Marina Jenkyns in Back Matter
- Strategies of Political Theatre: Post-War British Playwrights (Cambridge Studies in Modern Theatre) by Michael Patterson in Back Matter
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